(LR) Bikramjit Brar, Hari Singh, and Purshottam Dhillon (Source: Met Police)
A London drug network led by a convicted dealer operating from prison has been dismantled, and three men of Indian origin, including Bikramjit Brar, Hari Singh and sitting judge Purshottam Dhillon, have been jailed for their roles in the operation.The gang supplied £174,000 worth of cocaine and heroin via multiple drug routes across west London. The network was headed by Hardeep Thind, 48, also known as Hari Singh, who continued to direct the operation from prison. He expanded his scope after his release, according to MyLondon.The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation in January 2024 after identifying Thind as the central figure behind a highly active drug line known as “Hadi”.
At the time, he was serving a 17-year prison sentence for conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine and possession of a prohibited automatic weapon, a Scorpion submachine gun.While detained in an open prison, Thind gained access to a mobile phone and used a handheld device to control the drug network. After his release in October 2024, he resumed his criminal activity, expanding the scope of the operation and recruiting dealers in Hayes and Southall.
He maintained regular contact with all key members and coordinated activity across several drug lines.The police also revealed the role of Purshottam Dhillon, 59, a serving judge who admitted to being a drug addict. Dillon allowed a lorry carrying heroin to be parked outside his home on Lambton Street in Hounslow and allowed the drugs to be weighed and packed inside the property.Bikramjit Brar, 46, of Nestle Road, Hayes, was responsible for storing and distributing the drugs, while Leandria Lynch, 49, of Dawley Road, Hayes, worked as a runner, helping with supplies and communications.Investigators directly linked Thind to large quantities of heroin recovered from one of the vehicles under his control through forensic evidence. Officers also recovered the same rare drug cutting tool during several police seizures.On 1 July 2025, officers executed a series of arrest warrants across west London. They confiscated large quantities of heroin and cocaine, large amounts of cash, several cell phones and handwritten “record lists” recording drug transactions.The phone downloads provided additional evidence of the conspiracy, including audio notes in which Thind discussed controlling the drug lines. He was referred to in the recordings as a “clog,” a term commonly used for high-level drug suppliers.Police said there was active communication between the four accused through phone records. Location data also showed that they met regularly in the same places.On 3 July 2025, all four were charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
Additional charges included possession with intent to supply and possession of an offensive weapon.Thind and Brar pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying Class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin. Dillon and Lynch were later found guilty of the same offenses by a unanimous jury at Croydon Crown Court on 8 May.At sentencing on 25 June 2026, Thind received a prison sentence of 12 years and six months. Dhillon was sentenced to seven years in prison, while Brar was sentenced to three years and four months in prison. Lynch was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, suspended for the same period.
