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Two Indian-origin men arrested for drug distribution in US
Authorities recovered over 400 kilograms of suspected cocaine, valued at more than $10.5 million.
Two Indian nationals were arrested in Boston in connection with distributing controlled substances.
Simranjit Singh, 28, and Gusimrat Singh, 19, both from Fresno, California, were each charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
According to court documents, investigators learned about a California-based drug-trafficking organization (DTO) planning to transport methamphetamine and other drugs to Boston. Undercover agents started communicating with a member of this DTO, who agreed to sell 65 pounds (approximately 32 kilograms) of methamphetamine to them.
On July 29, a white tractor-trailer arrived at a predetermined address in Andover to deliver methamphetamine to undercover agents. The driver and passenger of the vehicle, identified as Gusimrat Singh and Simranjit Singh, allegedly handed over 65 pounds of suspected methamphetamine to the agents. The men were immediately taken into custody.
Court documents reveal that during a search of the tractor-trailer cab, authorities discovered over 400 kilograms of suspected cocaine, valued at more than $10.5 million.
A charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years to life of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Sentences are determined by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
“The sheer amount of drugs seized in this one case is disturbing and dangerous. These defendants allegedly took a cross-country trip to distribute illicit narcotics into Massachusetts communities,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “I am grateful for our dedicated law enforcement partners who have worked so diligently to prevent harmful drugs from reaching our streets. Drug traffickers should beware: we will find you, and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of federal law.”
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