FBI arrests Indian national Harmanveer Singh over Canada-based gangs drug trafficking racket
Singh was arrested in Stockton, California, on Tuesday by officers of the California Highway Patrol, the FBI said on Wednesday.
PTC News Desk: The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested an Indian national Harmanveer Singh over his alleged role in drug trafficking for the Canada-based Ravinder Dhanda gang.
Singh was arrested in Stockton, California, on Tuesday by officers of the California Highway Patrol, the FBI said on Wednesday.
The FBI action followed Operation Hard Ball, a coordinated international enforcement action targeting the gangs run by Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Ravinder Dhanda.
Singh was wanted for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organization engaged in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, and conspiracy to export controlled substances. This organization, known as The Ravinder Dhanda Organized Crime Group, is based out of Vancouver, Canada, and allegedly smuggled bulk quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine for drug trafficking organizations throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
On June 23, 2026, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Singh in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Export Controlled Substances, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances.