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Washington: The United States has announced visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to an India-based entity accused of trafficking illicit fentanyl into America.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the US State Department said the action targeted close business associates of KS International Traders and its owner for generating revenue through the trafficking of illicit fentanyl.<\/p>\n
Washington said that the India-based online pharmacy had sold \u201chundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills laced with illicit fentanyl\u201d to customers in the United States.<\/p>\n
US State Department spokesperson Thomas Pigott said the network had \u201cdevastated families and communities across the US.\u201d The restrictions were imposed under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the US Immigration and Nationality Act and linked to President Donald Trump\u2019s Executive Order 14367, which designated fentanyl as a \u201cWeapon of Mass Destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n
The State Department said the move underscored the \u201cenduring and shared commitment\u201d of the US and India to dismantling illicit drug entities and disrupting trafficking networks. It warned that individuals found complicit in trafficking activities contributing to the fentanyl crisis would be denied entry into the United States.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes amid increased coordination between Indian authorities and US agencies on narcotics trafficking, particularly involving synthetic opioids and precursor chemicals, amid growing international scrutiny of illegal online pharmaceutical operations.<\/p>\n
The illicit version fentanyl is usually made in illegal labs and mixed into heroin, cocaine, counterfeit pills, or sold as powder. Because it\u2019s so potent, as little as 2 mg – about the size of a few grains of salt – can be lethal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Washington: The United States has announced visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to an India-based entity accused of trafficking illicit fentanyl into America. According to Kashmir Media Service, the US State Department said the action targeted close business associates of KS International Traders and its owner for generating revenue through the trafficking of illicit fentanyl. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":200393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"yoast_head":"\n