Bikramjit Brar, Hardeep Thind and Purshotam Dhillon: Three men of Indian origin jailed in London for running £174,000 drugs network
A London drugs network led by a convicted drug dealer has been dismantled and three men of Indian origin, including Bikramjit Brar, Harry Singh and current magistrate Purshotam Dhillon, have been jailed for their role in the operation.The gang supplied £174,000 worth of cocaine and heroin through a number of drug trafficking routes across west London. The network was led by Hardeep Thind, 48, also known as Harry Singh, who continues to direct the operation from prison. He expanded this upon his release, MyLondon reported.The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation in January 2024 after identifying Thind as the central figure behind a highly active drugs line known as “Hadi”. At the time, he was serving a 17-year sentence for conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine and possession of a prohibited automatic weapon – a Scorpion submachine gun.While incarcerated in an open prison, Thind was given a mobile phone and used a burner phone to control the drug network. After his release in October 2024, he resumed his criminal activities, expanding his operations and recruiting dealers in Hayes and Southall. He maintains regular contact with all key players and coordinates activities in multiple drug areas.Police also uncovered the role of Purshotam Dhillon, 59, a serving magistrate who admitted to being a drug addict. Dillon allowed a van containing heroin to be parked outside his home in Lampton Avenue, Hounslow, and allowed the drugs to be weighed and packaged inside.Bikramjit Brar, 46, of Nestlé Avenue, Hayes, was responsible for storing and distributing the drugs, while Leandrea Lynch, 49, of Dawley Road, Hayes, acted as a runner, helping with supplies and communications.Investigators used forensic evidence to directly link Thind to a large amount of heroin seized from a vehicle he controlled. Police have also uncovered equally rare drug-cutting tools during several seizures.On 1 July 2025, police executed a series of search warrants in London’s West End. They seized quantities of heroin and crack cocaine, large amounts of cash, several mobile phones and handwritten “lists” documenting drug transactions.Phone downloads provided further evidence of the conspiracy, including voice notes of Thind discussing controlling drug lines. In the recording, he is referred to as a “plug,” a term commonly used for high-level drug suppliers.Police said there were positive links between all four accused through phone records. Location data also showed they often met in the same place.On 3 July 2025, all four people were charged with being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. Other charges include possession with intent to supply and possession of an offensive weapon.Hind and Brar pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the supply of Class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin. On May 8, a jury at Croydon Crown Court unanimously convicted Dillon and Lynch of the same offence.At sentencing on June 25, 2026, Thind was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison. Dhillon was jailed for seven years and Brar was sentenced to three years and four months. Lynch was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, suspended.
