New Delhi, June 4 -- The FBI arrested two Chinese nationals for smuggling a dangerous fungus into the U.S. FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X that the pathogen, Fusarium graminearum, poses significant risks to agriculture and health.

Both individuals, linked to the Chinese Communist Party, face charges including conspiracy and visa fraud.

Patel in a post on X, says, 'New... I can confirm that the FBI arrested a Chinese national within the United States who allegedly smuggled a dangerous biological pathogen into the country. The individual, Yunqing Jian, is alleged to have smuggled a dangerous fungus called "Fusarium graminearum," which is an agroterrorism agent, into the U.S. to research at the University of Michigan, where she...