Six people, including two Georgia prison inmates and two Chinese nationals, have been indicted on charges of distributing synthetic controlled substances, including fentanyl, in the Middle District of Georgia. The federal indictment was returned by a grand jury on May 14, 2025, and unsealed on August 7.
The defendants are Devito Duran Young (also known as “Big” or “Big Man”), Trace Davrin Works, Xin Wang, Andreaus Benard Oliver Sr. (also known as “Doomie Oliver”), Andreaus Benard Oliver Jr. (“Dray Oliver”), and Gao Yong. Young and Oliver Sr. are inmates at Macon State Prison. The indictment alleges they worked with co-defendants in China to acquire and distribute fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids beginning in 2023.
Young faces one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. He could face up to life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years and an $8 million fine. Works is charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, carrying similar penalties.
Xin Wang is charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; he faces up to 40 years for the first charge with a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a $5 million fine, and up to 20 years plus a $1 million fine for the second charge.
Oliver Sr., also an inmate at Macon State Prison, is charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance; he could face up to 30 years in prison and a $2 million fine. Oliver Jr., from Cordele, Georgia, is charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and using or maintaining drug premises; his maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
Gao Yong is accused of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance with potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
According to the indictment, shipments of synthetic cannabinoids were sent from China to addresses associated with Oliver Jr., who allegedly operated what was referred to as the “lab” at his residence on 4th Avenue in Cordele. Wang and Yong are accused of facilitating international sales of these substances from China using cryptocurrency payments. Yong allegedly communicated directly with customers about shipments while Wang maintained cryptocurrency wallets for transactions.
Law enforcement intercepted one package originating from China before executing a search warrant at Oliver Jr.’s home on July 22, 2024. There they found metal pans containing sheets of paper soaked with suspected cannabinoids, measuring equipment, cash, ledgers tracking production quantities, return address labels that appeared linked to attorneys, shipping labels addressed to various jail facilities across the country—and over $170,000 worth of cryptocurrency was seized from Wang during the investigation.
The case is being investigated by the FBI and United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), assisted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (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.”
