A Davis man pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine, heroin, opium and ketamine, and agreed to pay $2 million to the U.S. government as part of his plea agreement. Parampreet Singh pleaded guilty in September 2025 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute the four drugs; his sentencing was scheduled for January 2026, in a case that stretched back years.
The case involving Singh, of Davis, included an agreement to pay $2 million to the U.S. government as part of his plea agreement; his sentencing was scheduled for January 2026. The Sacramento Bee identified Singh as 59 when he pleaded guilty.
Encrypted Apps and Undercover Buys Across State Lines
Singh worked with two co-defendants in the conspiracy. Between October 2020 and April 2021, the defendants coordinated with undercover officers the sales of about 10 kilograms of cocaine, 1.5 kilograms of opium, 2 kilograms of ketamine and multiple samples of heroin, the outlet reported, with the defendants using encrypted cellphone applications to coordinate the sales of cocaine, opium, heroin and ketamine.
The transactions themselves were not confined to one city. Per the Sacramento Bee, the deals were coordinated in Sacramento, Bakersfield and Fresno. The Sacramento Bee reported the deals were worth $637,000 in Canadian dollars and $75,000 in U.S. dollars.
A Six-Month Investigation That Started With a Phone Call From Ottawa
The case had an international spine from the start. The Davis Enterprise reported that the six-month investigation began in October 2020 with a phone call from DEA officers in Ottawa, Canada, with York Regional Police later deploying an undercover officer to communicate with members of the organization.
The investigation also drew in multiple U.S. agencies and a local task force. The probe involved the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Canadian law enforcement agencies and the Placer County Special Investigations Unit. The Sacramento Bee reported that Singh faced a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine, attributing the statement to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant.
Co-Defendants Saw Very Different Outcomes
Singh was not alone in the case. Amandeep Multani, of Roseville, pleaded guilty, agreed to cooperate with prosecutors against his co-defendants and received a sentence of time served, described as four years. He was released without penalties.
That second defendant, Ranvir Singh, 42, of Sacramento, took a different path through the courts. A jury found him guilty on all counts, including conspiracy to distribute cocaine and ketamine and distribution of cocaine. The jury conviction marked another chapter in a case that has already spanned years and crossed an international border.
