Busted: Major California Cargo Theft Ring Dismantled with 12 Arrests

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Authorities have apprehended twelve individuals linked to a statewide cargo theft ring that operated for over four years.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department revealed on Tuesday that between March 2021 and June 2025, the Singh Organization was involved in a sophisticated scheme. The group either acquired or deceptively used legitimate trucking companies to secure genuine shipping contracts.

Details about the inner workings or structure of the Singh Organization remain sparse, as officials have not provided further information.

Once the contracts were secured, the organization would assume control of the goods. Instead of delivering them to their intended locations, they rerouted the shipments for their own gain, effectively stealing the cargo.

The freight targeted most by the organization included “primarily electronics, appliances and other high-value consumer goods,” deputies said.

“The stolen cargo was later distributed through intermediates or black market channels, with an estimated loss in the millions of dollars,” authorities added.

Multiple thefts were committed across California, but SBSD did not reveal exactly where. What the department did reveal, however, was that “multiple thefts” were committed in San Bernardino County. Thus, SBSD partnered with a bevy of law enforcement officials to aid in a federal indictment – assisting agencies included the FBI’s Riverside Inland Violent Crime Suppression Task Force, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, the Fontana Police Department and the California Highway Patrol’s Cargo Theft Interdiction Program, among others.

As a result of the law enforcement operation, which took place in San Bernardino County and across the state in other cities, resulted in the arrests of 12 people:

Paramvir Singh, 29, of Rancho Cucamonga
Sandeep Singh, 31, of San Bernardino
Mandeep Singh, 42, of Bakersfield
Ranjodh Singh, 38, of Bakersfield
Gurnaik Singh Chauhan, 40, of Fontana
Harpreet Singh, 26, of Rancho Cucamonga
Elgar Hernandez, 27, of Fontana
Arshpreet Singh, 27, of Sacramento
Vikramjeet Singh, 30, of Fontana
Himmat Singh Khalsa, 28, of Renton, Washington
Narayan Singh, 27, of Fontana

forfeitureAll 12 were federally indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit theft from interstate or foreign shipments and criminal forfeiture.