Founder of Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Gun Trafficking in California
Punjabi Devils motorcycle club founder gets 5-yr jail in US gun trafficking case
Hindustan Times
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Jashanpreet Singh, the 27-year-old founder of the Punjabi Devils motorcycle club in California, has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for illegal firearms trafficking. Singh was arrested while attempting to flee to India after attempting to sell multiple illegal weapons to an undercover officer.
- 01Jashanpreet Singh was sentenced to five years and four months in prison.
- 02He attempted to sell illegal firearms to an undercover officer.
- 03The weapons included assault rifles and a machine gun.
- 04Singh was arrested at San Francisco International Airport while trying to flee to India.
- 05The case was part of a larger initiative targeting firearms trafficking.
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Jashanpreet Singh, a 27-year-old resident of Lodi, California, was sentenced to five years and four months in prison by US District Judge Dale A. Drozd for illegally dealing firearms and possessing a machine gun. Singh founded the Stockton-based Punjabi Devils motorcycle club, which is associated with the Hells Angels. On June 6, 2025, he attempted to sell several illegal firearms, including a short-barreled rifle and three assault weapons, to an undercover officer. Following a search of his residence, authorities recovered more illegal firearms, a machine gun, and explosive devices, including a grenade and a claymore mine, which were subsequently destroyed by the bomb squad. Singh was arrested at San Francisco International Airport on July 26, 2025, while attempting to flee to India. He pleaded guilty to the charges on February 2, 2026. The investigation was part of “Operation Take Back America,” a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice targeting violent crime and firearms trafficking.
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The sentencing of Singh may deter illegal firearms trafficking in the region, contributing to community safety.
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