"We made a promise that the Justice Department would never forget the victims of the fentanyl epidemic," Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

Raxuter Chemicals & Athos Chemicals have been charged with criminal conspiracy. Part of probe also involved undercover agents posing as buyers, striking a deal with Raxuter founder.

USA-CRIME-FENTANYL-INDIA:Two Indian companies indicted in US for importing ingredients used in opioid fentanyl ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.