Police Armenia launches special operation – over dozen “thieves in law” detained

In the sidelines of a criminal case initiated by the General Department of Criminal Intelligence of the Police of Armenia police officers conducted searches in the houses of the so-called thieves in law.

The press service of the Police of Armenia reported that the searches were conducted in the houses of over a dozen of prominent “thieves in law” of Armenia, such as Gevorg Melikyan, aka Oshakanci Gevorik, or Andranik Soghoyan, aka Zap.

In addition to “thieves in law”, searches were conducted also in the houses of numerous prominent “criminal authorities”.

Weapons and drugs were found as a result of the searches.

The “thieves in law” and “criminal authorities” have been detained.