An Ontario man convicted in the United States of running a drug-trafficking operation across the border into Canada has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n
Guramrit Sidhu of Brampton, Ont., pleaded guilty earlier this year to leading a drug ring from September 2020 to February 2023.<\/p>\n
A California court heard that between September and October 2022, more than 500 kilograms of methamphetamine and nearly 350 kilograms of cocaine were brought from the U.S. into Canada.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California says these drug shipments were worth up to US$17 million.<\/p>\n
Sidhu was arrested and extradited to the U.S. in October 2024.<\/p>\n
The attorney’s office says Sidhu is the eighth person to plead guilty in the case.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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