A major drug distribution ring has been broken up in the San Fernando Valley after six out of seven members have been arrested, and a stash house raid turned up a cache of drugs, weapons, and money.
The seventh member, Sarkis Kyurkchian, 40, of North Hollywood, is currently being sought.
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Sarkis Kyurkchian, 40, aka “Z,” aka “Sam,” of North HollywoodATF
Agents of the ATF and DEA, along with LAPD officers, surrounded a home, and once inside, they found 16 firearms, 44 lbs of methamphetamine, 128 lbs of cocaine, and 6 lbs of fentanyl - all reported to be worth over a million dollars.
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ATF spokesperson Ginger Colbrun, said the 15-count indictment charges seven defendants with conspiracy to possess and distribute drugs along with illegal firearms counts.
According to Colbrun, members of the tight-knit organization had specific tasks, "There was one individual that was basically stashing. There were three individuals who were running the ring, and there were a couple of individuals who were selling the drug," she said.
Officials call this a highly profitable criminal enterprise for its size because, in addition to the drugs, detectives found $300,000 in cash tightly packed into a box in one of the rooms of the house.
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