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Unsealed U.S. Filings Expose Opinder Singh Sian’s Transnational Narco-Terror Network

Court documents unsealed in July expose Sian’s global narcotics conspiracy along with its state-backed, terror-financing dimensions.

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.
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Overview

  • Opinder Singh Sian was arrested in Arizona on June 27 and remains held pending transfer to California for prosecution under a DEA-led investigation.
  • Affidavits detail his coordination of precursor chemical imports from China to Los Angeles and the staging of over 500 pounds of methamphetamine drop-offs in Southern California for shipment to Australia.
  • Australian authorities intercepted the shipments by replacing the drugs with fakes equipped with tracking devices and dismantled the receiving courier cell in Sydney.
  • Investigators uncovered Sian’s operational ties to the Brothers Keepers gang, Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, Ireland’s Kinahan cartel and chemical suppliers linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Indian intelligence assessments allege that his network collaborated with Pakistan’s ISI handlers and Hezbollah-financing channels, highlighting a broader narco-terror threat.