EUROPEAN POLICE DETAIN 50 ARMENIAN MAFIA

MosNews
4/22/armenianband/
April 22 2009
Russia

A gang of Armenian immigrants that committed murders, robberies,
extortion and thefts in Austria and the Czech Republic has been
detained by Austrian police.

According to an Austrian radio station quoted by RIA Novosti, the
police detained 50 members of the gang, including the 40-year-old
head of the group.

The criminals, ethnic Armenians, mostly acted in the Czech Republic,
where they intimidated fellow Armenians and extorted money from them,
those who refused to pay were murdered. The gang now stands accused
of at least two murders in Prague and one attempted murder in Austria.

The group is also accused of breaking into over 100 shops in
Austria. The damage is estimated at around â~B¬40,000.

Investigation of the case is in progress.