October 29, 2012 - 22:27 AMT
2 Armenian-born crime lords detained in Moscow

5 crime lords were detained in a Moscow restaurant, with 2 of them, Artyom Arakelyan, 33 and Suren Avetisyan, 39 announced to be involved in a number of crime cases.

According to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs main administration for Central Federal District, the crime lords in question were influencing a group engaged in import and trafficking of drugs in Russia's Central Federal District.

During a search, 16 grams of hashish and a fake passport were found on Arakelyan who was subsequently taken under arrest.