US revokes visas of some Indian executives, their families over drug trafficking link

The US embassy in New Delhi on Thursday announced that it has revoked and denied visas for certain Indian business executives and corporate leadership over allegedly being involved in trafficking fentanyl precursors.

The move comes hours after US President Donald Trump warned countries with rampant drug trafficking and narcotics production. India was among the 23 countries the US said it was monitoring in this regard.

The US embassy stated that revoking the visas of certain Indian company executives is part of Washington’s broader effort to protect Americans from the threat of dangerous synthetic narcotics.

Executives of companies known to have trafficked fentanyl precursors will also be flagged by the embassy when they apply for visas to the US.

Drawing attention to the threat of fentanyl and illicit drug trafficking, the US embassy also thanked the Indian government for its cooperation to combat it.