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Gurvindar Singh is at the centre of a massive two-year investigation by Australia’s Multi Agency Strike Team (MAST)
Gurvindar Singh orchestrated the import of 50 kilograms of cocaine concealed in cement bags from Panama. (X)
A 42-year-old Sydney-based man of Indian origin, Gurvindar Singh, has been accused of heading an international drug and tobacco trafficking syndicate that spanned multiple continents and used legitimate freight channels to smuggle illicit goods into Australia.
Massive Two-Year Probe By Australia’s Elite Strike Team
Gurvindar Singh is at the centre of a massive two-year investigation by Australia’s Multi Agency Strike Team (MAST), a coalition involving the NSW Police, Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force, NSW Crime Commission, AUSTRAC, the ATO, and other enforcement bodies. He faces multiple serious charges, including five counts of importing commercial quantities of controlled drugs and illegal tobacco, as well as directing a criminal group and dealing with the proceeds of crime.
Multi-Continent Trafficking: Cocaine From Panama, Meth From Canada, Cigarettes From UAE
According to authorities, Gurvindar Singh orchestrated the import of 50 kilograms of cocaine concealed in cement bags from Panama, 280 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine shipped from Canada and over 20 million illicit cigarettes smuggled from the United Arab Emirates, allegedly using a freight company operating out of Punchbowl in southwestern Sydney.
Early Morning Raids Lead To Arrest of Mastermind and Associates
Last month, the strike team conducted coordinated early-morning raids involving more than 150 officers across properties in Punchbowl, Wetherill Park and surrounding suburbs. Gurvindar Singh was arrested outside a private residence just after exiting a vehicle near a waiting police van.
Two Canadian nationals of Indian origin, Aman Kang (24) and Mani Singh Dhaliwal (31), were also apprehended. Authorities allege they were recruited by Gurvindar Singh to retrieve and distribute the cocaine shipment.
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