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<\/a><\/p>\nA June 25 grand jury indictment found that Bhagwanpuria and 16 other defendants had allegedly participated in murder-for-hire, drug trafficking, kidnappings, extortions, weapons trafficking and other crimes.<\/p>\n
Bhagwanpuria was an associate of Bishnoi before founding his own criminal gang in India\u2019s Punjab state and becoming one of Bishnoi\u2019s rivals.<\/p>\n
This group is known to work with corrupt law enforcement officers and corrupt government officials in India to \u201cassist in extortion schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vancouver\u2019s Garinder Deo, 40, \u201cthough not charged as a member or associate of this criminal group, allegedly helped enrich the group by purchasing bulk quantities of cocaine and heroin that were to be shipped from Southern California to the eastern United States with the assistance of members and associates of the Bhagwanpuria enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bhagwanpuria, Deo and 15 other defendants have each been charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of attempted Hobbs Act extortion, two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, one count of distribution of cocaine, one count of conspiracy to engage in the business of dealing in firearms without a license, and one count of possession of a machine gun.<\/p>\n
The third indictment against Vancouver\u2019s Ravinder Singh Dhanda, 57, a.k.a. John Wick, and Surrey\u2019s Jaskarn Baghri, 50, and nine other defendants alleges that they transported, smuggled, and distributed \u201chundreds of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine each week from the U.S. into Canada,\u201d said the U.S. Department of Justice news release. \u201cThe cocaine and methamphetamine were concealed and transported on long-haul semi-trucks from the greater Los Angeles area \u2013 including Los Angeles, West Covina, Ontario, Fontana, and Perris \u2013 to the U.S.-Canada border. Sometimes, farm trucks from working farms were used to hide the narcotics en route to Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n
The indictment alleges that Dhanda operated the cocaine and methamphetamine distribution network and, alongside Surrey\u2019s Baghri, he would \u201coversee and manage the storage, transportation of these controlled substances\u201d across the U.S. Canada border.<\/p>\n
The indictment states that Gurtej Singh Smagh, who is also charged, would get information from a person working with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) about the timing and location of border inspections and other enforcement actions.<\/p>\n
This information was used to \u201cassist with smuggling\u201d the cocaine and methamphetamine across the border.<\/p>\n