Washington: Police in the US states of Washington and California have arrested 12 members of a gang known as the Singh Organization for their alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar transportation fraud.
The accused have been identified as Paramvir Singh (29), Harpreet Singh (26), and Arshpreet Singh (27), all residents of Rancho Cucamonga; Sandeep Singh (31) of St. Bernard; Mandeep Singh (42) and Ranjodh Singh (38) of Bakersfield; and Gurnek Singh Chauhan (40), Vikramjit Singh (30), and Narayan Singh (27) of Fontana, among others.
According to the joint investigation team, police departments from both California and Washington formed special task forces after receiving hundreds of complaints about missing valuables during transportation since 2021.
Following a lengthy probe, authorities discovered that the accused had created a network under the name Singh Organization, posing as contractors for reputed transport companies. Instead of delivering goods to their destinations, they allegedly sold the shipments for profit. Police said simultaneous raids were carried out after gathering sufficient evidence, leading to the arrests. The investigation is ongoing to determine whether the accused personally sold the stolen items or supplied them to vendors at reduced prices.
The operation was jointly conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Riverside Island Task Force, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Fontana Police, and the California Highway Patrol.
