A man who is allegedly involved in a transnational criminal organization based in Vancouver has been added to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list. The FBI says Amritpal Singh, 30, is involved with the so-called Ravinder Dhanda Organized Crime Group, which is accused of large-scale drug trafficking. The group allegedly smuggled bulk quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine for drug traffickers throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, according to authorities. A U.S. federal arrest warrant was issued for Singh on June 23, after he and 11 other people were charged with “conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.” The FBI describes Singh as an Indian man with black hair and brown eyes, 5’9” tall and 135 pounds. Anyone with information on his case is asked to contact the FBI. The Ravinder Dhanda group was one of three Indian crime groups targeted in “Operation Hard Ball” earlier this month, that also included the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges the group concealed drugs in long-haul semi-trucks travelling between the Los Angeles area and the U.S.-Canada border, delivering hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine per week. Ravinder Singh Dhanda, of Vancouver, “negotiated transportation rates and logistics with (drug trafficking organizations) and subcontracted the storage and transportation of these drugs,” according to the indictment. Dhanda himself, and alleged associates Jaskarn Baghr of Surrey and Gurtej Singh Smagh of Creston were all arrested in B.C. as part of the operation. They are in custody awaiting possible extradition to the U.S.
