After deboarding his international flight in Detroit in July 2024, a Chinese molecular biologist headed to the U.S. Customs area.

There, officers discovered something strange in Liu Zunyong’s bags—a wad of crumpled-up tissue in a small pocket of his backpack, according to a federal criminal complaint.

Prosecutor says alleged smuggling of fungus has been described as ‘potential agroterrorism weapon’ {ai:summary}<p>U.S. Customs officers in Detroit found a crumpled wad of tissue in the backpack of Chinese molecular biologist Liu Zunyong after he arrived on an international flight in July 2024. This discovery led to a federal criminal complaint against him. </p><p>#crime</p>

Arrests of Chinese Scientists Highlight Biowarfare Threat to US

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