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The Indian-origin UK drug lord who claimed to be a ‘male escort’
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Indian-origin crime boss Kulvir Shergill sentenced to over 21 years for masterminding multi-million-pound cocaine trafficking in the UK
Kulvir Shergill, a 43-year-old man from the West Midlands of Indian origin, led a high-level organised crime group responsible for importing around 250 kilograms of cocaine into the UK, with a street value estimated at £20 million. Using the encrypted communications platform EncroChat, Shergill and his accomplices coordinated these illicit drug deals between February and April 2020, reported hindustantimes.com.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed Shergill’s crime network used the EncroChat handle “orderlyswarmer” to arrange premises for deliveries of Class A drugs across the UK. Rick Mackenzie, NCA operations manager, stressed the group’s direct responsibility for the harm caused by these illegal substances.
Shergill claimed his income came from male escort services, martial arts teaching, and personal training, but investigators uncovered his key role in a vast drug trafficking ring that had devastating effects on communities.
Shergill was jailed for 21 years and three months at Birmingham Crown Court on September 20 last year. The gang’s final member, electrician Jagdeep Singh, 43, who handled drug deliveries and warehousing, was sentenced this week to six years and eight months in prison after being caught with 30kg of high-purity cocaine in April 2020.
Three other members, including Shergill’s trusted second-in-command Khurram Mohammed, 37, were sentenced last September, with Mohammed receiving 14 years and four months behind bars.
