According to the release, the Indian nationals partnered with narcotics traffickers based in the Dominican Republic and the US to sell these counterfeit pills to Americans. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

The US Department Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control reported sanctioning two Indian nationals for "supplying hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills filled with fentanyl," according to a press release from the Department on Wednesday.

Fentanyl is an opiod used as an analgesic by cancer patients and those recovering from surgery. It is noted for its potency, which surpasses Morphine's by more than 50%.

US President Donald Trump identified India and Pakistan as being major transit and production hubs o

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