US names India, China as sources of equipment for drug traffickers

The US, in its 2025 Annual Threat Assessment report, named India and China as "sources of precursors and equipment for drug traffickers". As per the report, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids remain the deadliest drugs trafficked into the US. Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations remain the dominant producers and suppliers of illicit drugs for the US market, the report said.