A London drugs network led by a convicted dealer operating from prison has been dismantled, with three Indian-origin men including Bikramjit Brar, Harry Singh and serving magistrate Purshottam Dhillon jailed for their role in the operation.The gang supplied £174,000 worth of cocaine and heroin through several drug lines in West London. The network was led by Hardeep Thind, 48, also known as Harry Singh, who continued to direct the operation from jail. As per MyLondon report, he expanded it after his release.The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation in January 2024 after identifying Thind as the central figure behind a highly active drug line called “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 being held in the open prison, Thind gained access to a mobile phone and used a burner handset to control the drugs network. Following his release in October 2024, he resumed his criminal activity, expanding the operation and recruiting dealers in Hayes and Southall. He remained in regular contact with all key members and coordinated activities across multiple drug lines.The police also revealed the role of serving magistrate Purshottam Dhillon, 59, who had admitted to being a drug addict. Dhillon had allowed a van carrying heroin to be parked outside his home on Lampton Avenue in Hounslow and allowed drugs to be weighed and packed inside the property.Bikramjit Brar, 46, of Nestle Avenue, 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 through forensic evidence to a large quantity of heroin recovered from one of the vehicles under his control. Authorities also recovered the same rare drug cutting device during several police seizures.On 1 July 2025, officers executed a series of warrants across west London. They seized large quantities of heroin and crack cocaine, a large amount of cash, several mobile phones and handwritten “tick lists” recording drug transactions.The phone downloads provided further evidence of the conspiracy, including voice notes in which Thind discussed controlling drug lines. In the recording, he was referred to as “Plug”, a term commonly used for a high-level drug supplier.Police said there was active contact between all four defendants through phone records. Location data also revealed that they regularly met at the same location.On 3 July 2025, all four were charged with being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. Additional charges include possession with intent to supply and possession of an offensive weapon.Thind and Brar pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin. Dhillon and Lynch were later convicted of the same crimes by a unanimous jury at Croydon Crown Court on 8 May.At sentencing on June 25, 2026, Thind received 12 years and six months in prison. Dhillon was jailed for seven years, while Brar was sentenced to three years and four months. Lynch received a prison sentence of two years and six months, which was suspended for the same period.