Sister Ping
Chinese human smuggler · China · On the map · Lived 1949 to 2014 · aged 65
Cheng Chui Ping, also known as Sister Ping, was a Chinese woman who ran a human smuggling operation bringing people from China into the United States between 1984 and 2000.
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A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026
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About this person
Operating from Chinatown, Manhattan, Ping oversaw a snakehead smuggling ring which brought as many as 3,000 Chinese into the United States, earning her more than $40 million. The United States Department of Justice called Ping "one of the first, and ultimately most successful, alien smugglers of all time."
Country
China
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2014 · aged 65