A California man has been indicted on federal drug and firearm charges after prosecutors alleged he used a pizza restaurant he operated as a front for large-scale methamphetamine distribution. Kawal Preet Singh, a 50-year-old Indian national living illegally in the US, ran the Round Table Pizza outlet in Dinuba, near Fresno, which investigators say formed part of a wider probe into Indian organised crime in California's Central Valley. The case matters because it points to an alleged trafficking network using ordinary local businesses and long-haul trucking routes to move large quantities of narcotics.

Federal agents searched Singh's home and the restaurant on 18 August, seizing more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine in total, three firearms and over $10,000 in cash. Singh pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and is not in custody, while the restaurant has since permanently closed; its parent company, FAT Brands, said the outlet was independently owned and that local operators were unaware of the alleged activity. The investigation reportedly began with a May tip about a Fresno-based trafficker known as "Camy", allegedly linked to a network of Sikh Indian truck drivers accused of transporting large amounts of cocaine from Mexico.