The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two Indian nationals accused of running online pharmacies that sold fake pills filled with deadly drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine to American consumers. According to a report from the Washington Times, the officials identified the two accused, 39-year-old Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and 34-year-old Khizar Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh, as key players in the scheme. An official said both Sayyed and Shaikh worked with traffickers in the US and the Dominican Republic, using encrypted messaging platforms to market fake pills as legitimate pharmaceutical products. The sanctions freeze any property or assets the two men hold in the US and bar American businesses or individuals from engaging with them. Violations carry the risk of civil

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