Armenian 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).
| Founding location | Armenia |
|---|---|
| Territory | Armenia, Russia and post-Soviet states, United States, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Criminal activities | Extortion, racketeering, assault, contract killing, money laundering, bribery, embezzlement, tax evasion, drug trafficking |
| Allies | Italian-American Mafia Mexican Mafia Russian mafia Lebanese mafia Greek mafia Calabrian mafia |
| Rivals | Azerbaijani mafia Turkish mafia Pakistani mafia |
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