U.S. and Indian authorities shut down an illegal online pharmacy network in January 2026, seizing 200 sites and arresting four, after it distributed unregulated, often deadly drugs like fentanyl.

The DEA, with Indian law enforcement, dismantled an India-based criminal network operating illegal online pharmacies in the U.S., seizing over 200 websites and arresting four people. The operation, active since 2022 and intensified in January 2026, disrupted a scheme distributing unregulated controlled substances without prescriptions, contributing to at least six fatal and four non-fatal overdoses. Authorities issued multiple suspension orders and sent over 20,000 letters to the public seeking information, warning that fake drugs, including fentanyl-laced pills, were sold under false pretenses.