Indian-origin physician charged with drug trafficking in US

New York, January 18

A 50-year-old Indian-origin physician in the US has been charged with unlawful distribution of narcotics, money-laundering and possession of firearms.

Sanjay Kumar was charged in a 31-count indictment with conspiracy to unlawfully distribute opioids such as oxycodone and alprazolam, possession of a firearm related to a drug trafficking crime and money-laundering, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina said.

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If convicted, the maximum penalties for each charged drug count are 20 years’ imprisonment; a USD 1 million fine; and a term of supervised release.

A report in local paper Sun Journal said Kumar, a physiatry doctor who was head of New Bern Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, was arrested at a traffic stop in June 2016 following a long investigation by both the Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) and the State Bureau of Investigation. PTI