We learned from relevant departments that the “Case of Xia XX and Others Illegal Operation” investigated by the Wuhan Municipal Public Security Bureau of Hubei Province has already been handed down in the first instance by the People's Court of Jiang'an District of Wuhan City. According to information, in June 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration of the US Department of Justice notified the Chinese Ministry of Public Security of a case where a Chinese citizen was arrested for trafficking in sensitive chemicals. The Ministry of Public Security attached great importance to it and quickly deployed the Hubei provincial public security authorities to carry out inspection work. An in-depth investigation revealed that the relevant personnel, Mr. Xia, and his son, Mr. Xia, were highly suspicious. The public security authorities then carried out an investigation into Xia's father and son, and discovered that they had smuggled a large amount of unregulated precursor chemicals abroad. Since May 2021, Mr. Xia's father and son have registered a number of ticket management companies, recruited employees to fictitious production, operation, and transportation capabilities of the enterprise on domestic and foreign websites, and published a large number of advertising information on unregulated chemicals. After contacting overseas buyers to place orders, they sought supplies from home and transported out of the country through international freight forwarders. The public security authorities organized competent forces to set up a task force to overcome difficulties such as hidden criminal methods and large time spans. After two years of painstaking investigation, it was discovered that the chemicals they sold contained stimulants-like substances controlled by our country. A court trial determined that between November 2021 and July 2024, Mr. Xia's father and son organized others to illegally sell 123 controlled stimulants, with a total sales amount of more than RMB 1.69 million. On August 14, 2026, in the first instance, the court sentenced Mr. Xia to 6 years in prison and a fine for illegal business; Mr. Xia and his son, Mr. Xia, were sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison and a fine for illegal business.

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