One is an event, two is a coincidence—but three is a pattern. On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that a third Chinese national has been nabbed for allegedly trying to smuggle biological materials into the United States. Making things more disturbing is a fact that a Hollywood screenwriter couldn’t have come up with: the smuggler was studying in, where else, Wuhan, China.
You’ve heard of Wuhan, haven’t you?
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan released a statement alleging that Chengxuan Han, “a citizen of the PRC” (People’s Republic of China), sent packages containing biological material related to roundworms from China to the U.S. and then lied about it.
Alien from Wuhan, China, Charged with Making False Statements and Smuggling Biological Materials into the U.S. for Her Work at a University of Michigan Laboratory https://t.co/qk9zAnPm0m
— U.S. Attorney EDMI (@USAO_MIE) June 9, 2025
Roundworms? Seriously?
Authorities say Han is a doctoral student at the College of Life Science and Technology in the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. According to a criminal complaint, in 2024 and 2025, Han sent four packages to the U.S. from China containing concealed biological material. The packages were addressed to persons associated with a University of Michigan laboratory.
On June 8, Han was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after arriving on a J1 visa. Officers inspected Han, who, during that time, reportedly lied to officials about the packages and the biological materials she is accused of previously sending to the U.S. Officers say Han related content from an electronic device three days before arriving in the U.S.
While being interviewed by the FBI, agents say Han admitted to sending the packages, saying the packages contained biological material related to roundworms. She also admitted to lying to officers during her inspection.
🚨BREAKING: Third Chinese national accused of smuggling biological materials into Michigan
Authorities say Han is a doctoral student at the College of Life Science and Technology in the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China.
On June 8, Chengxuan Han was… pic.twitter.com/tXqIpMHVKK
— Michigan News Source (@MINewsSource) June 9, 2025
Roundworms, also known as nematodes, are among the most abundant animals on Earth, and are often parasitic and can be devastating to crops. What this scientist intended to do with them is anyone’s guess.
RedState’s Jennifer Van Laar reported earlier in June about two Chinese nationals who were busted trying to bring in fungus that has been classified as a potential agroterrorism weapon. What is going on?
A Fungus Among Us: They Haven’t Stopped: Chinese Students Attempted to Smuggle Agricultural Bioweapon Into US
U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. said in the statement:
The alleged smuggling of biological materials by this alien from a science and technology university in Wuhan, China—to be used at a University of Michigan laboratory—is part of an alarming pattern that threatens our security. The American taxpayer should not be underwriting a PRC-based smuggling operation at one of our crucial public institutions.
Van Laar noted that we’re likely to see more of these kinds of antics:
These attempts by China aren’t going to slow down; if anything, they will increase as Xi Jinping faces growing internal challenges due to President Trump’s tariffs and the cancellation of their (spy) student visas.
Han is scheduled to appear Monday afternoon in federal court in Detroit.
Fungi and worms, creepy stuff indeed. Good for the DOJ in stopping these potential threats.
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