FBI hunts ‘No Name Given Kamal’ as transnational crime probe reveals trucking links

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• •The FBI is searching for No Name Given Kamal, a 26-year-old Indian national linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group and charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion.
• •Operation Hard Ball uncovered ties to commercial trucking and involved 37 defendants with 24 arrests across the US, Canada, and Europe.
• •Investigators seized about 1,000 kilograms of cocaine, 1 kilogram of heroin, $40,000 in cash, and 12 firearms during the operation.
• •The Bishnoi group reportedly stole approximately 520 kilograms of cocaine between March 2024 and July 2025 in the Los Angeles area.
• •Drug shipments were planned to be moved into Canada via long-haul semi-trucks, though specific motor carriers were not publicly identified.
• •A separate network led by Ravinder Singh Dhanda in Vancouver facilitated cross-border narcotics smuggling between the US, Canada, and Mexico, moving hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine weekly.
• •Authorities have not clarified whether legitimate trucking businesses were unknowingly involved in transporting narcotics during these operations.