# US imposes visa restrictions on owner and business associates of an India-based online pharmacy.

*biotech · news · 2026-05-12 · Moneycontrol*

## Key points

- The US imposed visa restrictions on 13 people linked to KS International Traders in India.
- KS International Traders is accused of selling counterfeit fentanyl-laced prescriptions to Americans.
- Recent sanctions target Indian suppliers selling fentanyl precursors to Mexico and Guatemala.
- SR Chemicals and Agrat Chemicals were used by Sutaria and Modi for illicit pharmaceutical trades.
- Indian authorities arrested Sutaria and Modi in March 2025 for facilitating fentanyl precursor shipments.

**Companies:** KS International Traders, SR Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Agrat Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
**Countries:** United States, India, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatemala

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