Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI) Director Kash Patel told podcaster Joe Rogan during a Friday episode that the agency is working with the Indian government to dismantle global fentanyl networks, which he said originate in China.

Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug that was approved for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and around 50x more potent than heroin as an analgesic.

FBI Director Kash Patel claimed Friday that there was a recent “breakthrough” in the COVID-19 origins probe after recovering the devices, including phones, that Dr. Anthony Fauci used in the earliest days of the pandemic.