Parampreet Singh who coordinated drug deals into Canada sentenced in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Parampreet Singh, 60, of Davis, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 10 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $2 million for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant of the Eastern District of California announced this week. 

According to court documents, Parampreet Singh, was the leader and organizer of a conspiracy to coordinate drug deals involving cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine in Canada. He and co-defendants Ranvir Singh, 43, of Sacramento, Amandeep Multani, 38, of Roseville, and others arranged these transactions from California using encrypted cellphone apps.

Between October 2020 and April 2021, they coordinated sales to undercover officers totaling approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine, 1.5 kilograms of opium, 2 kilograms of ketamine, and multiple samples of heroin, generating $637,600 in Canadian currency and $75,190 in U.S. currency, in deals in Canada and Sacramento. 

In addition, between September 2020 and April 2021, Parampreet Singh and his co-defendants repeatedly offered to sell up to 100 kilograms of cocaine, up to 25 kilograms of heroin, up to 100 kilograms of opium, and up to 200 kilograms of ketamine.

The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the York Regional Police in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Placer County Special Investigations Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney David W. Spencer prosecuted the case.

Parampreet Singh pleaded guilty on September 9, 2025. Multani pleaded guilty on December 13, 2022, and agreed to cooperate fully with the United States. He was sentenced to time served on December 10, 2025, after spending more than four years and eight months in custody.

On October 15, 2025, a jury found Ranvir Singh guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and ketamine and one count of distribution of cocaine. He is scheduled to be sentenced on December 1, 2026. Ranvir Singh faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.