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A federal jury in Boston indicts two Indian nationals for distribution of drugs
The court documents state that detectives learned of a drug-trafficking organization ("DTO") with operations in California that was interested in sending drugs
The package that was busted in Boston / ImageCourtesy: justice.gov
A federal grand jury in Boston on Aug.26 indicted two Indian nationals for the distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine.
Two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine were brought against Simranjit Singh, 28, and Gusimrat Singh, 19, of Fresno, California.
Additionally, one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine was brought against them. Following their arrests on July 29, 2024, both individuals were detained.
The court documents state that detectives learned of a drug-trafficking organization ("DTO") with operations in California that was interested in sending drugs, including methamphetamine, to Boston. A DTO member consented to sell undercover officers 65 pounds, or around 30 kilograms, of methamphetamine.
To deliver methamphetamine to the undercover investigators, a white tractor-trailer pulled up to a prearranged address in Andover on July 29, 2024, at about 10:15 p.m. That tractor-trailer's driver and passenger—later identified as Gusimrat Singh and Simranjit Singh—are said to have given the undercover investigators 65 pounds of suspected methamphetamine. The men were apprehended right away.
In the course of searching the tractor-trailer's cab, over 400-kilogram blocks of suspected cocaine worth over $10.5 million were found, according to court filings.
The charges carry a required minimum sentence of ten years and a maximum of life in prison, a minimum of five years and a maximum of life on supervised release, and a maximum fine of ten million dollars. A federal district court judge determines sentences by consulting statutes and the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which control the calculation of sentences in criminal cases.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Strike Force Initiative, of which this inquiry is a part, called for creating long-term, cross-agency task force teams that collaborate in one location.
Agents from several agencies worked together on intelligence-driven, multi-jurisdictional operations to deconstruct and destroy the biggest drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations thanks to this co-located methodology.
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