The FBI has arrested Indian national Harmanveer Singh in Stockton, California, over alleged links to a drug trafficking network connected to the Canada-based Ravinder Dhanda Organised Crime Group. The arrest was part of Operation Hard Ball, an international crackdown targeting transnational criminal organisations accused of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Indian national Harmanveer Singh in connection with an alleged drug trafficking network linked to the Canada-based Ravinder Dhanda gang.

Singh was arrested on Tuesday in Stockton, California, by officers of the California Highway Patrol, the FBI said on Wednesday. The arrest followed Operation Hard Ball, a coordinated international enforcement drive targeting criminal gangs led by Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Ravinder Dhanda.

Charged with drug trafficking conspiracy

According to the FBI, Singh is wanted for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organisation accused of conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances with intent to distribute, as well as conspiring to export controlled substances.