The Ministry of the US Ministry of Finance for the inspection of foreign assets imposed sanctions for two Indian nationals, Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and Khizar Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh, for their involvement in the provision of significant counterfeit regulations full of fentanyl and other electoral drugs.
Along with these two people, the body also identified the Indian online pharmacy for its role in these criminal operations, the edition said.
What are the accusations of the perpetrators?
Both perpetrators were associated with the Dominican Republic and American narcotics of traders and sold counterfeits across the country. They met a charter by marketing and selling these pills as discounted, legitimate pharmaceutical products. After the inspection, however, it was found that these pills were instead filled with illegal drugs such as Fentanyl, Fentanyl analog and methamphetamine.
Sayyed and Shaikh used encrypted platforms for sending messages to run their illegal business and sell their product to victims. The perpetrators were previously accused in September 2024 for accusing the narcotics of the federal a large jury sitting in the Southern District of New York.
In addition, Shaikh is the owner of KS International Traders (also known as Pharmacy), an online pharmacy that was used to carry out these crimes. Even after he was exposed to his crime in the indictment 2024, Shaikh continued to operate the pharmacy.
Why is Fentanyl be considered harmful?
Fentanyl was the main cause of the synthetic opioid crisis that led to the death of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Opening of opioids remains the main cause of death among Americans aged 18 to 45 years.
As part of drug policy framework in India, India, both countries continue to cooperate on solving the fatal impact of illegal drugs and to end this threat by fighting drug trafficking, improving public health and strengthening global supplier chains.
“Too many families have been torn by Fentanyl. Today it is the responsibility of those who benefit from this poison,” said John K. Hurley, Minister of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
Mexican Cartel Sources Opioda from online suppliers
Over the past few years, online suppliers of controlled substances, including some based in India, have been supported by the US Fentanyl crisis by the US Fentanyl crisis by supplying the US unlawful Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids as well as related precursor chemicals.
Meanwhile, Mexican cartels sources of precursors chemicals from these online suppliers for use in their secret fentanyl laboratories.
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