Overview

• U.S. District Court filings in Los Angeles state Iqbal Singh Virk and Ranjit Singh Rowal will plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
• The Toronto-area drivers were arrested in August 2024 at the Blue Water Bridge with 95 kilograms of cocaine and 20 kilograms of heroin hidden in a non-factory trailer compartment detected by X-ray and a sniffer dog.
• An indictment unsealed in October 2024 named the pair among 16 alleged members of a network accused of moving drugs into Canada using commercial transport trucks.
• Plea documents describe a May 2024 shipment called off when a planned 347-kilogram load exceeded trailer capacity and a payment dispute emerged.
• Alleged coordinators Gurpreet Singh and Hardeep Ratte remain in Ontario custody pending U.S. extradition, while accused ringleader Ryan Wedding is on the FBI’s most-wanted list with a US$10 million reward and is alleged by prosecutors to still be trafficking.