The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported on January 5 that two truck drivers in the state of Indiana have been arrested for smuggling more than 300 pounds of cocaine inside a semi-truck. DHS said both men are from India and were arrested after 309 pounds of cocaine was found during an inspection of the truck.
According to the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on January 4, local authorities in Putnam County, Indiana, arrested 25-year-old Gurpreet Singh and 30-year-old Jasvir Singh. The DHS release said that just a 1.2 gram dose of dangerous cocaine could kill more than 1,13,000 Americans.
Driving licenses were issued in California
DHS said both men were issued driver’s licenses in California. Assistant Secretary of State Tricia McLaughlin criticized Gavin Newsom for granting driver’s licenses to these individuals, calling his policies reckless. DHS quoted McLaughlin as saying, ‘Gavin Newsom and his refugee policy supporters also refused to comply with the arrest notice issued in December against one of these criminal illegal immigrants. He also said that Gavin’s refugee policies are putting the lives of American citizens in danger.
‘Both accused had entered America illegally’
Gurpreet Singh had entered the US illegally on March 11, 2023, near Lukeville, Arizona. He was later released during the Biden administration. According to DHS, Gurpreet himself admitted that he is an Indian citizen and had entered the US illegally. Jasvir Singh also entered America from Otay Mesa, California on March 21, 2017. He was arrested by secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
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