The Round Table Pizza in Dinuba is permanently closed, the company said, as federal authorities prosecute a methamphetamine trafficking case tied to the restaurant.

Round Table Pizza said in a statement to GV Wire that the employee involved in the reported incident had worked at the location for approximately one and a half months.

“The Round Table Pizza Dinuba location is permanently closed. The employee involved in the reported incident had worked at this location for approximately one and a half months,” the company said.

The company said the Dinuba restaurant was independently owned and operated and that local ownership had no knowledge of the alleged illegal activity before it came to light.

“The location is independently owned and operated, and local ownership had no knowledge of the alleged illegal activity prior to it coming to light and is fully cooperating with authorities as the matter is investigated,” the company said.

About the Case

Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a grand jury indicted Kawal Preet Singh, 50, on charges of distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, prosecutors allege Singh sold wholesale quantities of methamphetamine from the Dinuba Round Table Pizza while armed with illegal firearms.

An investigation into Indian organized crime in the Central Valley identified Singh as a subject, prosecutors said.

Federal agents searched Singh’s home and business Aug. 18 and seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine, three firearms, and more than $10,000 in cash, according to court documents.

The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation.

If convicted on the drug trafficking charges, Singh faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison, along with a fine of up to $10 million. The firearm charge carries a mandatory minimum five-year sentence that would run consecutively to any other sentence.

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