Armenian mafia
| Founding location | Armenia |
|---|---|
| Territory | Armenia, Russia and post-Soviet states, United States |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Criminal activities | Extortion, racketeering, assault, murder, political murder, contract killing, money laundering, bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, tax evasion, political corruption |
| Allies | Russian mafia |
| Rivals | Azerbaijani mafia, Turkish mafia |
The Armenian mafia is a general term for organized criminal gangs based in Yerevan, Moscow and other major Russian cities, that consist of ethnic Armenians. It is spread over all post-Soviet states. The structure is organized in clans called akhperutyuns (brotherhoods).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mean Streets: A rare look at Armenia’s Capital clans" - An ArmeniaNow Special Report by Vahan Ishkhanyan. March 3rd, 2006, ArmeniaNow. (Retrieved from the WebArchive, July 9th 2006)
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