Two Indians sanctioned by U.S. for trafficking fentanyl, other illicit drugs

The United States Department of the Treasury on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) sanctioned two Indian nationals for their alleged role in supplying counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl and other illicit drugs to victims across the U.S. An India-based online pharmacy linked to the racket has also been designated.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) named Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and Khizar Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh as key players in an international network that pushed “hundreds of thousands” of fake pills, marketed as legitimate medicines, into the U.S. market. The pills were found to contain fentanyl, fentanyl analogues and methamphetamine.

“Too many families have been torn apart by fentanyl. Today, we are acting to hold accountable those who profit from this poison,”