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Alleged Vancouver Crime Boss Arrested in U.S. as DEA Cracks Global Meth Ring

An undercover source fitted with tracking devices helped the DEA intercept shipments of alleged Chinese precursor chemicals for methamphetamine bound for Australia.

A person on a scooter crosses a street in a residential area located right next to the Port of Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in San Pedro, Calif. Opinder Singh Sian was at the centre of a vast conspiracy to import precursor chemicals from China and export narcotics through the port of Los Angeles to Australia.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration undertook a three-year investigation into the crime groups.
Surrey gangster Opinder Singh Sian, 37, has been charged in California with exportation of methamphetamine. The US Drug Enforcement Administration says he is the North American leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization. Special to Postmedia

Overview

  • Opinder Singh Sian was arrested in Arizona by DEA agents and is being held pending transfer to California under an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court.
  • An affidavit alleges he orchestrated a global scheme importing precursor chemicals from China via a trucking company and exporting methamphetamine shipments from Los Angeles to Australia.
  • According to court documents, Sian arranged four Southern California drop-offs between June and August 2023 that totaled over 530 pounds of methamphetamine.
  • The DEA’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area 48 task force embedded a confidential source to infiltrate the network and track chemical and drug movements across continents.
  • Court papers detail Sian’s ties to Vancouver’s Brothers Keepers and collaborations with the Irish Kinahan Family, Italian organized crime groups, Mexican cartels and a Turkish kingpin.