Source: US FBI
Georgia Inmates Allegedly Directed the Distribution of China-Sourced Drugs from Prison
MACON, Ga. – A newly unsealed federal indictment charges six people, including two Georgia inmates and two Chinese nationals, with allegedly distributing synthetic controlled substances, including fentanyl, sourced from China into the Middle District of Georgia.
A federal grand jury returned the indictment on May 14, 2025, and it was unsealed on Aug. 7. The indictment charges the following individuals:
Devito Duran Young aka “Big” aka “Big Man,” 44, of Macon State Prison and Marietta, Georgia, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison with a mandatory minimum of ten years in prison and an $8 million fine;
Trace Davrin Works, 29, of Mableton, Georgia,is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison with a mandatory minimum of ten years in prison and an $8 million fine;
Xin Wang, 27, of China, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a $5 million fine for the fentanyl charge and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance charge;
Andreaus Benard Oliver, Sr. aka “Doomie Oliver,” 43, of Macon State Prison and Cordele, Georgia, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a $2 million fine;
Andreaus Benard Oliver, Jr., aka “Dray Oliver,” 26, of Cordele, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substanceand one count of using or maintaining a drug premises and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine; and
Gao Yong, 29, of China, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
Young, Works and Oliver Sr. are in custody and had their initial appearances. The three defendants were arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles H. Weigle on Aug. 7, and were remanded to federal custody awaiting trial. Oliver Jr. is in federal custody and had his initial appearance before Judge Weigle on Aug. 7; his arraignment hearing is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 11, in Albany, Georgia.
The indictment alleges that Young and Oliver, Sr., both inmates at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Georgia, allegedly conspired to acquire and distribute fentanyl or synthetic cannabinoids (marijuana) from China to the United States beginning in 2023. It is alleged that shipments of the synthetic cannabinoids arrived at an address occupied by Oliver, Jr., on 4th Avenue in Cordele, Georgia. Wang and Yong are alleged to have facilitated the sale and distribution of synthetic controlled substances from China to customers around the world, including to Young and Oliver, Sr. Yong allegedly communicates directly with customers and negotiates the sale of the drugs and provides shipment tracking information. Wang allegedly directs the sale of fentanyl worldwide and maintains cryptocurrency wallets for payments.Yong was allegedly aware that the substances were being introduced into prison facilities.
Young allegedly placed multiple orders of fentanyl from Wang and Yong using encrypted chat applications he accessed using a contraband cellphone while in prison. Young allegedly directed Works to acquire the fentanyl and ship it to customer addresses, including addresses in the Middle District of Georgia, and both Young and Works allegedly paid Wang and Yong with cryptocurrency. Oliver Jr. and other co-conspirators allegedly placed multiple orders for synthetic cannabinoids from Wang and Yong online and paid them with cryptocurrency, directing the packages to addresses in Cordele and his 4th Avenue residence, allegedly referred to as the “lab.”
After a package originating from China was intercepted by law enforcement, agents executed a search warrant at Oliver Jr.’s residence on July 22, 2024, and found more than 175 metal pans with sheets of paper; multiple jugs and bottles containing suspected cannabinoids; several measuring beakers; more than 350 dried sheets of paper soaked with cannabinoids; return address labels purporting to be from various attorneys; shipping labels addressed to inmates in jail and prison facilities around the country; cash; and ledgers indicating how many sheets had been processed. In addition, $170,000 in cryptocurrency was seized from Wang as part of the investigation.
This case is being investigated by the FBI and the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), with assistance from the GBI and Georgia Department of Corrections.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Peach is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct, and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.