Four members of a West London drug gang, including a serving magistrate and a drug kingpin who ran the operation from prison, have been sentenced to a total of 25 years for supplying class A drugs worth £174,000.
Kingpin directed network from open prison
Hardeep Thind, 48, also known as Harry Singh, was identified by the Metropolitan Police as the central figure in a highly active drug line called “Hadi” when the investigation began in January 2024. At the time, Thind was serving a 17-year sentence for conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine, and possession of a Skorpion submachine gun. He was held in an open prison and used a burner phone to direct the network. After his release in October 2024, he expanded the operation and recruited dealers in Hayes and Southall.
Forensic evidence linked Thind, of Wentworth Road, Southall, to significant quantities of heroin recovered from a car he controlled. A rare drug-cutting tool was found during police seizures. On July 1, 2025, officers executed multiple warrants across West London, seizing heroin, crack cocaine, large amounts of cash, mobile phones, and “tick lists” of drug transactions. Phone downloads included voice notes in which Thind discussed controlling drug lines and was referred to as “the plug” – a term for high-level suppliers.
Magistrate allowed home to be used for drug operation
Purshotam Dhillon, 59, a serving magistrate, allowed a van containing heroin to be parked outside his home on Lampton Avenue, Hounslow, and permitted drugs to be weighed and packaged inside. He was a self-confessed drug addict. Dhillon was convicted of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs by unanimous verdict on May 8, 2026, after a trial at Croydon Crown Court.
Bikramjit Brar, 46, of Nestles Avenue, Hayes, held and distributed the drugs, while Leandrea Lynch, 49, of Dawley Road, Hayes, acted as a runner, facilitating supply and communications. All members made frequent phone calls to each other, with Thind as the central point of contact. Location data showed they were regularly in the same place.
Sentences handed down
On June 25, 2026, all four were sentenced: Dhillon received seven years' custody; Thind received 12 years and six months; Brar received three years and four months; and Lynch received two years and six months, suspended for the same period. Thind's sentence also included a charge of dangerous driving.
Detective Inspector Mark Gavin, from the Met’s Specialist Crime, said: “This was a complex and far-reaching investigation that uncovered a well-established organised crime network responsible for supplying significant quantities of Class A drugs across London. As a serving magistrate, Dhillon abused a position of trust in the most serious way. This case demonstrates that no one is above the law, and those who engage in criminality will be held accountable.”
