CHINESE COUPLE CAUGHT SNEAKING CROP-KILLING FUNGUS INTO MICHIGAN LAB?!

2 Chinese nationals tried smuggling a deadly fungus into the U.S. that can destroy crops and poison food.

Prosecutors say Zunyong Liu flew it into Detroit for his girlfriend Yunqing Jian, who works at a University of Michigan lab not cleared for biohazards.

The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, devastates wheat, corn and rice, causes vomiting and liver damage, and is labeled a potential agroterrorism weapon.

It triggers billions in crop losses yearly.

Officials say Jian’s research was funded by China and that she’s a Communist Party member.

Liu was deported.

Jian faces charges of conspiracy, smuggling, visa fraud and lying to officials.

U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. called it a major national security threat.

Source: BBC
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