New York:

Three Indian males have been amongst 10 folks arrested by the Canadian authorities this week for allegedly being concerned in drug trafficking between Mexico and the North American nations, in keeping with a media report.

Ayush Sharma, 25, and Guramrit Sidhu, 60, each from Brampton, and Subham Kumar, 29, from Calgary, have been arrested underneath a world arrest warrant following a joint operation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), reported cp24.com, a Canada-based tv channel on Monday.

“This conspiracy spanned three nations and concerned drug suppliers linked to cartels in Mexico, drug distributors and brokers in Los Angeles, Canadian truck drivers and a community that exported medication into Canada, and even an affiliate of the Italian Mafia in Montreal,” the report quoted US legal professional Martin Estrada as saying whereas talking throughout a information convention in Los Angeles.

The officer mentioned {that a} complete of 10 folks have been arrested, together with 5 from Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. They’d be extradited to the US from Canada, the report mentioned.

“Scoppa is alleged to have purchased huge portions of cocaine and different medication on a wholesale foundation,” the police mentioned.

The group allegedly used Canadian “handlers” and “dispatchers” who would journey to Los Angeles for brief intervals. The “handlers” would coordinate the pickup and supply of the shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine utilizing Canada-bound vans.

The transportation was coordinated by a community of drivers working with dozens of trucking corporations who made quite a few border crossings from the USA to Canada through the Detroit Windsor Tunnel, the Buffalo Peace Bridge and the Blue Water Bridge, authorities mentioned.

Sharma and Kumar are truck drivers, the report mentioned.