Patel said that he had personally reached out to Indian officials and that joint operations between the FBI and Indian law enforcement were now underway. “I literally just got off the phone with the Indian government,” he said. “I said, I need your help. This stuff’s coming into your country and then they’re moving it from your country because India is not consuming fentanyl.”

The reservation will be horizontal, applying across all existing categories – General, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC)

Police confirmed that the 29-year-old had taken IV fluids himself inside the vehicle, suggesting possible suicide.