59 members of the “Armenian Power” group active in the US have pleaded guilty to charges such as robbery, murder, kidnapping, extortion, fraud, drug smuggling and illegal weapons trafficking.
In 2011, the US law enforcement authorities conducted a large-scale operation, which resulted in the arrests of dozens of people.
All in all, 70 people found themselves in the dock, RIA Novosti reports.
The "Armenian Power" gang included mainly immigrants from Armenia and other republics of the former USSR. It was formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s. The gang allegedly conssited of up to 250 people, not counting the numerous supporters.
59 members of "Armenian Power" group plead guilty
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