Overview
- Indiana State Police found roughly $7 million worth of cocaine in a semi’s sleeper berth during a routine compliance check after a K-9 alert.
- Gurpreet Singh, 25, and Jasveer Singh, 30, were arrested in Putnam County on narcotics charges and booked into the county jail.
- DHS says both men are Indian nationals who entered the U.S. illegally—Gurpreet near Lukeville, Arizona, on March 11, 2023, and Jasveer near Otay Mesa, California, on March 21, 2017.
- ICE lodged detainers on January 4 to prevent release; DHS notes a December 5, 2025 San Bernardino arrest for Jasveer where a prior detainer was not honored.
- Both drivers held California-issued commercial licenses, and investigators are probing the shipment’s origin and destination as the men told police they were unaware of the cargo.