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Punjabi Devils club founder pleads guilty in firearms case in U.S.
Prosecutors say he tried to sell weapons to an undercover officer and was arrested at San Francisco airport while attempting to leave for India.
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 03, Feb 2026
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Firearms (including machine guns and a short-barreled rifle), firearms parts (including a silencer and high-capacity drum magazines) and other items seized from Singh’s vehicle and residence on June 6, 2025 / U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California
An Indian American motorcycle club founder from California pleaded guilty on Feb. 1 in federal court to unlawfully dealing in firearms and unlawfully possessing a machine gun.
Jashanpreet Singh, 26, a resident of Lodi and founder of the Stockton-based “Punjabi Devils” motorcycle club, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd in the Eastern District of California, federal prosecutors said.
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According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Singh attempted to sell multiple weapons to an undercover officer on June 6, 2025, including a short-barreled rifle, three assault weapons, three machine gun conversion devices, and a revolver.
A subsequent search of his residence uncovered additional firearms and parts, including a machine gun, another conversion device, a silencer, and high-capacity drum magazines.
Investigators also found a capped and fused “pineapple”-style hand grenade and what authorities believed to be a military electronic capped “claymore” mine. The explosives were destroyed at the scene by the bomb team of the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.
Prosecutors said Singh was associated with the outlaw motorcycle gang the Hells Angels through the Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club, described in court filings as a Stockton-based outlaw motorcycle gang.
Singh initially faced state charges in San Joaquin County but failed to appear in court on July 21, 2025, prompting a bench warrant.
On July 23, 2025 the Federal Bureau of Investigation received an alert from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection that Singh had booked a ticket to India and was scheduled to depart from San Francisco International Airport on July 26, 2025. Officers arrested him at the airport before departure. He remains in federal custody.
Singh is scheduled to be sentenced on May 11. He faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for unlawfully dealing in firearms, and up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for unlawfully possessing a machine gun.
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