FBI hunts ‘No Name Given Kamal’ as transnational crime probe reveals trucking links
Operation Hard Ball charged 37 defendants as investigators uncovered cocaine thefts and cross-border drug networks using long-haul trucks and subcontracted logistics. The post FBI hunts ‘No Name Given Kamal’ as transnational crime probe reveals trucking links appeared first on FreightWaves.
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The FBI is searching for a fugitive tied to an international investigation involving 1,000 kilograms of seized cocaine. Authorities identify the man only as No Name Given Kamal, a 26-year-old Indian national. Investigators connect him to the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group.
That case forms part of Operation Hard Ball, which uncovered significant links to commercial trucking. The FBI wanted notice lists conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion as Kamal’s federal charge. A judge issued an arrest warrant in Los Angeles, California, on July 1. Authorities describe him as an alleged member of the Bishnoi organization.
The agency continues seeking information about his whereabouts. Operation Hard Ball targeted three separate India-based transnational criminal organizations operating across several countries. The Justice Department announced the investigation July 7. Federal grand juries charged 37 defendants through three indictments.
Law enforcement arrested 24 people across the United States, Canada and Europe. window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag. defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'). defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps. banner1).
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Authorities also recovered $40,000 in cash and 12 firearms. Teams executed 23 search warrants around Sacramento, California, plus another 11 near Los Angeles. Ten fugitives remained at large when prosecutors unveiled the operation.
Cocaine thefts lead to long-haul trucks One indictment targets Lawrence Bishnoi, 33, and several members or associates of his organization. He remains imprisoned in India while prosecutors accuse him of directing crimes across multiple continents. Authorities identify Satinderjeet Singh, known as Goldy Brar, as the enterprise’s North American leader.
Investigators claim drug trafficking and theft helped fund its activities. Court records describe cocaine thefts targeting rival trafficking groups around greater Los Angeles. Prosecutors place those incidents between March 2024 and July 2025. The organization took approximately 520 kilograms, or 1,146 pounds, during that period.
Federal authorities have not connected Kamal personally to those drug thefts. Commercial transportation appears elsewhere in the Bishnoi case. Prosecutors accuse Bishnoi and Brar of overseeing 49 kilograms of cocaine during November 2024. That amount equals approximately 108 pounds. Law enforcement intercepted the drugs in Redlands, California.
Investigators claim traffickers intended to move that shipment into Canada using long-haul semi-trucks. The Justice Department does not identify any motor carriers connected to the planned movement. Public records leave unclear who controlled the equipment.
Officials also have not disclosed whether legitimate transportation businesses knew about the narcotics. Kamal faces a separate conspiracy charge involving interference with commerce through extortion. His wanted notice lists California and India among places where he may have connections.
The FBI identifies its Los Angeles Field Office as handling the search. Authorities ask anyone with information about his location to contact investigators. Separate network negotiated transportation rates window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag.
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Investigators accuse the network of moving hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine each week. Those narcotics traveled from the United States toward Canada, according to federal authorities. Dhanda allegedly operated a distribution network providing international smuggling services to drug trafficking organizations.
His customers operated across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Prosecutors claim he negotiated transportation rates and logistics with those groups. The organization also subcontracted storage and movement of narcotics. Investigators say traffickers concealed cocain
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