Two Indian pharmaceutical companies, Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals, face charges for smuggling chemicals used in fentanyl production. Bhavesh Lathiya, a founder and senior executive of Raxuter Chemicals, was also arrested.
Two pharmaceutical companies based in India were charged Monday with smuggling chemicals used in the production of the deadly drug fentanyl, federal prosecutors in New York announced. Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals were charged in separate indictments with criminal conspiracy to distribute and import chemicals into the U.S., Mexico and elsewhere knowing they would be used to manufacture the synthetic opioid, according to U.S.
District Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace’s office. Bhavesh Lathiya, a founder and senior executive of Raxuter Chemicals, was also indicted on similar charges. The 36-year-old executive, who also goes by “Bhavesh Patel” and “Bhavesh Bhai,” was arrested Saturday in New York City and ordered detained at his arraignment in Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said
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