Overview

• Shehnaz Singh, also known as Shawn Bhinder, was arrested in Punjab's Tarn Taran district by the Punjab Police in a coordinated operation.
• Singh is a key player in an international drug trafficking network that smuggled cocaine from Colombia into the United States and Canada.
• His arrest follows a February 26 operation in the U.S. where four of his associates were detained, leading to the seizure of 391 kg of methamphetamine, 109 kg of cocaine, and firearms.
• After the U.S. crackdown, Singh fled to India, where he was tracked and apprehended by Punjab Police.
• The arrest is part of Punjab's ongoing 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' anti-drug campaign, aimed at eradicating drug trafficking in the state.