Armenian-American criminal organization and street gang based in Los Angeles County, California, founded in 1989 by Armen Petrosyan. Involved in drug trafficking, murder, fraud, identity theft, illegal gambling, kidnapping, racketeering, robbery, and extortion. Has around 200-250 members and hundreds of associates, with ties to the Mexican Mafia and Russian organized crime.
CRIMENET has extracted 33 linkages for this organization, including 21 cooperative ties across 9 organizations, 11 conflicts across 7 organizations, 1 other connections and footprints in 2 countries.
AP leadership also maintains ties to Armenia and Russia and deals directly with high level Armenian/Russian organized crime figures.
AP leadership also maintains ties to Armenia and Russia and deals directly with high level Armenian/Russian organized crime figures.