Arrest shows signs of growing cooperation between US and China authorities in wake of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenMark Magnierin New YorkPublished: 7:25am, 21 May 2026Updated: 7:28am, 21 May 2026In a sign of growing cooperation between the US and China in the wake of last week’s summit in Beijing, the US Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest in China of an alleged drug smuggler wanted by the US in connection with a sizeable shipment of illegal drugs into the US state of Georgia.As outlined in court records, Wei Gong, also known as David Gong, allegedly imported more than 10 kilograms of various potent stimulant drugs, which he allegedly sold to an undercover agent and another defendant.
“This arrest demonstrates the strength of international cooperation in disrupting global drug trafficking networks,” said Special Agent Jae Chung with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta field division. “Working alongside our law enforcement counterparts in China, we were able to identify and hold accountable an individual responsible for attempting to exploit the Port of Savannah.”
01:56‘A milestone visit’: Xi and Trump set sights on stability for China-US relationsThe Justice Department did not disclose how much crypto was seized. However, it did say that records indicated Gong engaged in “millions of dollars in transactions” between 2020 and his arrest earlier this year. The indictment also said the US seized at least, “but not limited to”, 1.00001188 bitcoin. At current values, that would be worth around US$77,200.
