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FBI chief says India shut fentanyl routes after U.S. raised alarm
While the U.S. has often pressed Beijing to curb chemical exports, Indian companies have occasionally surfaced in law enforcement reports as intermediaries.
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Lalit K Jha - Tue, 16, Sep 2025
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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference announcing details on the suspect in the shooting of U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 12, 2025. / REUTERS/Cheney Orr
India stepped in to block trafficking routes used to funnel deadly fentanyl precursors to Mexican cartels, FBI Director Kash Patel told a Senate panel Sept. 16, highlighting New Delhi's role in a widening global fight against synthetic opioids that have devastated American communities.
At a tense Senate Committee hearing on FBI oversight, Director Kash Patel detailed the bureau's sweeping operations against violent crime, foreign adversaries and narcotics trafficking. But his remarks about India drew particular attention, casting New Delhi as a key partner in stemming the flow of synthetic opioids to the United States.
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