Overview

• The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi said it revoked and then denied visas for unnamed Indian business executives and corporate leaders linked to trafficking fentanyl precursors.
• The measures were taken under Immigration and Nationality Act sections 221(i), 212(a)(2)(C) and 214(b), and close family members may now be ineligible to travel to the United States.
• Executives connected to companies known to have trafficked fentanyl precursors will face heightened scrutiny on future U.S. visa applications.
• Chargé d’affaires Jorgan Andrews said curbing fentanyl flows is a top priority and thanked the Government of India for cooperation.
• The action builds on recent U.S. prosecutions of India-based chemical firms and follows a presidential determination that listed India among major drug transit or drug-producing countries.