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King of the Drug Truck Smugglers | Edmonton News
A Canadian-born drug kingpin known as “King” Guramrit Sidhu, who orchestrated a massive international smuggling ring moving tens of millions in cocaine and meth from the U.S. to Canada via commercial trucks, just received a 20-year sentence — the minimum possible — after pleading guilty in 2024. His operation, exposed through an FBI informant and dubbed Operation Dead Hand, spanned 2020–2023 and used major border crossings like Detroit-Windsor and the Peace Bridge. Sidhu’s defense highlighted his difficult upbringing, hard work, and non-violent nature, while his family appealed for mercy. A…
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