Massachusetts Man Jianyang Huang Indicted Over Alleged Plan to Move 20 Kilograms of Cocaine From New York
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that Jianyang Huang, who lives in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Prosecutors allege that he arranged to bring 20 kilograms of cocaine from New York to Massachusetts for distribution to his drug customers.
Jianyang Huang, 39, is a legal permanent resident from China. He was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. He was first charged by criminal complaint in March 2026 and will be arraigned on the indictment at a later date.
According to court filings, Huang allegedly offered to pay a cooperating witness to pick up a 20-kilogram cocaine shipment in New York and drive it to Massachusetts. He allegedly connected the witness with the New York suppliers by giving the witness a password to access a group chat with the suppliers on Signal, an encrypted messaging application.
Prosecutors also allege that Huang had the cooperating witness photograph the serial number of a dollar bill. He allegedly sent the photograph to the New York suppliers and told the witness to keep the bill and show it to the suppliers when the witness arrived in New York for the deal.
On March 25, 2026, the cooperating witness drove to Flushing, in Queens, New York, and allegedly met with the cocaine suppliers. After the witness showed the dollar bill, the suppliers provided two suitcases containing 20 kilograms of cocaine. Law enforcement confirmed that each suitcase contained 10 bricks of cocaine wrapped in plastic.
The witness then drove back to Massachusetts to deliver the cocaine to Huang. Prosecutors allege that Huang directed the witness to meet him in a hotel room in Burlington, Massachusetts. The two met in the hotel parking lot and each started wheeling one of the suitcases back toward Huang's room. Huang was arrested in the parking lot with a suitcase in hand.
Each of the two charges carries a sentence of at least 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and governing statutes.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, made the announcement. The Massachusetts State Police and the New York City Police Department provided valuable assistance, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kaitlin J. Brown and Fred M. Wyshak III are prosecuting the case.
The Justice Department notes that the details in the charging document are allegations. Huang is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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