Los Angeles, March 27 -- A Canadian national who led a group that trafficked more than 850 kilograms of drugs worth USD 17 million from the United States into Canada pleaded guilty on Thursday (local time), the FBI in Los Angeles said.

In an official statement by the Department of Justice, it was noted, "Guramrit Sidhu, 62, of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise."

The statement said that Sidhu is the lead defendant in a 23-count January 2024 federal indictment targeting a drug trafficking organisation. He has been in federal custody since October 2024 after being extradited from Canada.

Referring to his plea agreement, the press statement noted that from September 2020 ...