Crime syndicate in California, Florida

 Washington Examiner:

ICE busts Armenian crime syndicate operating in California, Florida
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and law enforcement officers in California and Florida arrested 13 alleged members and associates of Armenian organized crime syndicates on Tuesday, also seizing firearms, approximately $100,000 in cash and three armored vehicles.

They were charged in five federal complaints for allegedly committing attempted murder, kidnapping, illegal firearm possession and over $80 million worth of theft from Amazon and its retailers.

“This transnational criminal organization operated with the structure and brutality of an international cartel, inflicting significant harm on public safety and causing substantial damage to legitimate commerce and supply chains,” ICE Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles acting Deputy Special Agent in Charge Dwayne Angebrandt said.
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The alleged syndicate apparently profited handsomely from their efforts in the US.  I don't think I have ever come directly in contact with an Armenian, and if any of them are like this, I don't want to.  California and Florida are two of the largest states in the US, but they have very different governments.  California is in the grasp of the Democrats at this point, and Florida is a strong Republican state.

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