ANDOVER, Mass. (WWLP) – During an investigation by Homeland Security agents, over $10 million worth of cocaine and methamphetamine was found inside a tractor-trailer in Andover.
VT drug operation tied to Berkshire Ave apartment in Springfield search, four arrested According to a news release from Homeland Security Investigations New England (HSI), agents became aware of a California-based drug trafficking organization interested in transporting methamphetamine and other drugs to Boston. A member of the drug trafficking organization allegedly agreed to sell 65 pounds (approximately 32 kilograms) of methamphetamine to undercover HSI agents.
On Monday, July 29th at around 10:15 p.m., a driver and passenger of a white tractor-trailer arrived at a planned Andover address and allegedly gave 65 pounds of suspected methamphetamine to the undercover agents
The two Indian nationals, 28-year-old Simranjit Singh and 19-year-old Gusimrat Singh of Fresno, California were taken into custody.During a search of the tractor-trailer, law enforcement seized over 400 kilogram bricks of suspected cocaine, worth more than $10.5 million.
The men were arrested and each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted they face up to 20 years in prison, at least three years and up to life of supervised release and a fine of up to $1,000,000.
“The sheer amount of drugs seized in this one case is disturbing and dangerous. These defendants allegedly took a cross-country trip to distribute illicit narcotics into Massachusetts communities,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “I am grateful for our dedicated law enforcement partners who have worked so diligently to prevent harmful drugs from reaching our streets. Drug traffickers should beware: we will find you, and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of federal law.”
“Seizures of this magnitude have a significant public health and safety impact on our local communities,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Krol for Homeland Security Investigations in New England. “These investigations are difficult and dangerous, yet it remains imperative that HSI continue to work with our partners to disrupt the flow of dangerous drugs into New England.”
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