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| Founding location | Armenia |
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| Territory | Armenia, Russia and post-Soviet states, United States, Australia[1] |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Criminal activities | Extortion, racketeering, assault, contract killing, money laundering, bribery, embezzlement, tax evasion, drug trafficking[1] |
| Allies | Italian-American Mafia[2] Mexican Mafia[2] Russian mafia[2] Lebanese mafia Greek mafia Calabrian mafia[1] |
| Rivals | Azerbaijani mafia Turkish mafia Pakistani mafia |
The Armenian mafia (Armenian: Հայկական մաֆիա) is a general term for organized criminal gangs that consist of ethnic Armenians. In Armenia, the structure is organized in clans called yekhpayrutyuns (եղբայրություններ, brotherhoods).[3]
- ^ a b c "Drugs are trafficked into Australia from Armenia, Sydney paper claims".
- ^ a b c Roots of the Armenian Power Gang Richard Valdemar, policemag.com (March 1, 2011)
- ^ "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)