Overview
- U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt sentenced Guramrit Sidhu to 240 months in prison on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
- Sidhu pleaded guilty on March 26 to one count of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise and has been in U.S. federal custody since his extradition from Canada in October 2024.
- Prosecutors say investigators intercepted eight truckloads between September 13 and October 24, 2022, that together contained about 1,153 pounds of methamphetamine and 765 pounds of cocaine.
- Court filings describe Sidhu buying bulk drugs in the United States, moving shipments in long‑haul semi‑trucks into Canada, and using phone numbers and cash serial numbers as identification 'tokens' for courier handoffs.
- The case was built through coordinated work by U.S., Canadian and Mexican agencies as part of Operation Hard Ball and HSTF efforts and follows earlier guilty pleas and sentences for seven co‑defendants in the same investigation.