US authorities have named Harmanveer Singh in a major international narcotics investigation as Operation Hard Ball expands its crackdown on organised crime
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a wanted notice against Indian national Harmanveer Singh, accusing him of playing a key role in an international drug trafficking syndicate allegedly responsible for smuggling cocaine and methamphetamine across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
According to the FBI, Singh is allegedly associated with the Ravinder Dhanda Organised Crime Group, a Vancouver-based criminal network that investigators say supplied large quantities of narcotics to trafficking organisations operating across North America. He has been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, conspiracy to export controlled substances, and possession with intent to distribute narcotics.
US authorities said a federal arrest warrant was issued against Singh on June 23, 2026, by the US District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. The FBI has appealed to the public for information that could lead to his arrest.
The action is part of Operation Hard Ball, a coordinated law enforcement operation involving agencies from the United States, Canada and Europe. The crackdown has already resulted in 24 arrests and 37 indictments, targeting transnational organised crime groups allegedly linked to Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Ravinder Dhanda.
Investigators allege the criminal networks were involved in large-scale narcotics trafficking and used cross-border supply chains to move cocaine and methamphetamine throughout North America. The FBI has described the operation as one of its most significant actions against India-linked transnational organised crime.
The latest development comes days after US authorities intensified their crackdown on organised crime networks with alleged links to India, signalling a broader effort to dismantle international drug trafficking syndicates operating across multiple countries.
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