Armenian organized crime ring  members arrested in  US

ArmInfo. Thirteen suspects in an Armenian organized crime ring have been arrested in the US, as reported by ABC News.

According to the source, their hefty charges include attempted  murder, kidnapping, illegal firearm possession, bank and wire fraud,  and more than $80 million in online cargo theft.  The operation was  carried out by the investigators of the Department of Homeland  Security with the help of local police departments. The acting deputy  director of   Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles said  that  " 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 trade and supply chains". During the operation, law  enforcement reportedly seized approximately $100,000 in cash, three  armored vehicles and 14 firearms.