Two Chinese nationals are facing charges in connection with allegedly smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen into the United States, U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. in Detroit announced Tuesday. 

Yunqing Jian, 33, and her boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, 34, are facing charges of conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, making false statements, and visa fraud, reports the Department of Justice.

The FBI has arrested Jian in connection with the allegations related to her and Liu’s smuggling a fungus called Fusarium graminearum, a potential agroterrorism weapon. 

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