Canadian Drug King Gets 20 Years | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A Canadian drug kingpin named Guramrit Sidhu, dubbed “King,” just got a 20-year sentence for orchestrating a massive cross-border drug operation—moving nearly 2,000 pounds of meth and cocaine worth $15–17 million from the U.S. to Canada. He ran eight major shipments using semi-trucks, with drivers using coded phone numbers and serial numbers to identify themselves. Sidhu, the ringleader, had a sophisticated network that funneled drugs through Canada for further distribution. He’s the eighth person to plead guilty in this LA case, with associates already serving 2–9 years. Authorities from both countries collaborated to bring him down after his extradition in October 2024—marking a major blow to a major drug pipeline. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f328b9331c153b76