India Aids United States to Crack Down on Illegal Drug Trafficking

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday said it collaborated with Government of India law enforcement partners to identify, investigate and dismantle dangerous criminal organisations involved in illegal drug trafficking operations. 

The DEA, with the cooperation of the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, announced the seizure of more than 200 website domains linked to an India-based transnational criminal organisation (TCO) operating within the United States and allegedly responsible for at



least six fatal and four non-fatal overdoses. 

The network tied to these illegal online pharmacies has been under investigation by the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division since 2022.

Beginning January 27, 2026, DEA field offices across the United States conducted multiple operations leading to the arrest of four individuals, along with the issuance of five Immediate Suspension Orders (ISO) and one Order to Show Cause (OTSC), administrative actions taken against DEA registrants to protect public health and safety.