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U.S. Department of Justice Indicts Two Indian Chemical Companies and a Senior Executive for Distributing Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

Christine A. Chasse RN, JD, MSN, CIPP/US

U.S. Department of Justice Indicts Two Indian Chemical Companies and a Senior Executive for Distributing Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals
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Earlier this month, a Press Release from the U.S. Department of Justice announced the unsealing of two indictments (viewable here and here) charging India-based companies Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (Athos Chemicals) as well as the founder and a senior executive of Raxuter Chemicals, with criminal conspiracy to distribute and import a listed chemical knowing it would be used to manufacture fentanyl and other related offenses. The case filings and indictment allege the defendants supplied precursor chemicals to the United States and Mexico and, to prevent detection, employed fraudulent practices, such as mislabeling packages, falsifying customs forms, and making false declarations at border crossings.