India, March 26 -- The United States has named China and India as the primary sources for "illicit fentanyl precursor chemicals and pill pressing equipment".

According to the Annual Threat Assessment report of the US Intelligence Community, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the most lethal drugs trafficked into the United States, causing more than 52,000 U.S. deaths in 12 months ending in October 2024.

"This represents a nearly 33 percent decrease in synthetic opioid-related overdose deaths compared to the same reporting time frame the previous year, according to CDC provisional data, and may be because of the availability and accessibility of naloxone," the report released by the Office of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi...