This comes week after visas of some Indian executives were revoked over links to trade in fentanyl precursors. Synthetic opioid termed main cause of death of Americans aged 18-45.
Move comes a day after India was designated by Trump administration as a major drug transit country, and multiple US deportations and visa restrictions earlier this year.
The US president says the tariffs imposed on China are a penalty to make up for the losses incurred by the US due to the alleged trafficking of the drug.
Fentanyl is considered a major driver of the US opioid crisis. US-China conflict stems from allegations that Beijing insufficiently regulates exports of precursor chemicals for fentanyl.
The annual threat assessment report, which consists of unclassified intelligence relating to national security threats to the US, was published by office of US DNI Tulsi Gabbard.
Mexico handed over Rafael Quintero, implicated in killing DEA agent Enrique Camarena, as well as Jose Angel Canobbio, who is from a faction of Sinaloa Cartel, led by El Chapo's sons.
Beijing has less than a week to publish countermeasures as US administration takes a harder stance on its rival, despite backing down on 60% tariff threat after Trump took office.
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