Money Laundering, Drug Ring: 2 Braintree And Quincy Men Charged

DEDHAM, MA — Two men from Braintree and Quincy were indicted on Wednesday after police said the men ran a money laundering scheme out of a Randolph storage unit, as part of their drug trafficking operation.

Qiang Wang, 44, of Braintree, was charged with distributing marijuana, three counts of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and 10 counts of money laundering. Nyima Topgye, 42, of Quincy, was charged with 11 counts of money laundering.

In September 2017, police said they saw the two suspects exchanging packages near the storage unit and believed a drug deal was happening because of evidence from a months-long investigation. Police told the Patriot Ledger they followed Topgye and watched him buy several $500 money orders. Topgye was pulled over by state police after a traffic violation, searched the car, and said they found over $64,000 in cash and another $5,000 in money orders. State police told the Patriot Ledger they seized the money, believing Topgye was laundering drug money, but was let go with just a traffic ticket for the time being.

In November 2018, Wang was arrested after police said they searched his house, car, and the Randolph storage unit and found 66 pounds of marijuana,3.5 grams of methamphetamine, and $7,000 in cash. Topgye was arrested in December on drug charges, the Patriot Ledger reported. The indictment moved the case from district to superior court, where longer sentences are allowed, but a court date has yet to be scheduled.

For more on this story, check out the Patriot Ledger.

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