Armenian Pride Armenian Pride is an Armenian American criminal organization located in the East Vinewood area of Los Santos:

the group is involved in drug trafficking, robber and murder!for!hire activities and several white collar schemes such as identit theft and several fraud schemes" #he gang was established in the late $%&'s following the Armenian (iaspora with the second generation migrants banding up in gangs to protect themselves against the agression and assault from the dominant latino gangs of the area and ended up absorbing the chicano gang culture: members from the set would dress in chinos and in sports team gear associated with Sure)os to displa their newl gained affiliation to the *e+ican *afia" *ore organized groups either composed of Eurasians connected to the ,ussian -rigadas in -righton -each or with the native clans and families in Armenia started utilizing the gang as muscle for their operations: the mentalit of defending their turf and competing for new turf changed into a one of support of organized crime and of making mone " #he change in mentalit lead to a change of habits with the gang choosing to dwell in other activities rather the ones of murder for hire and of drug trafficking to the local fiends of the neighborhood: several members started running vehicle insurance fraud schemes in cooperation with local autoshops and in identit theft rings" #he group took a severe blow with .peration Shutdown in /'$' causing several top hierarch members and other misc affiliates to be incarcerated leaving the gang powerless and weakened: as of /'$0 the group has forsaken most of the characteristics that identified them as a street gang in order to fl under the radar and has evolved into what autorities are calling 1a combination of a t pical street gang with an organized crime outfit"1"

Structure #he 2onnect 34P2! semiretired connect5: An elderl Armenian!American connected with the .dessa *afia organization of -righton -each who serves as a triple link between the AP and the home clans in Armenia and between the -rigadas in Libert 2it : takes ver little participation in the organization as of /'$0" 1#he Veterano1 34P2! incarcerated leader5: .ne of the original members of AP inducted in the $%%'s and hardline supporter and fan of the gang lifest le who prefered fighting for prestige and turf rather than getting involved with the earning activities: incarcerated during Shutdown and currentl doing hardtime and serving as the leader of the prison wing of the gang in cooperation with the *e+ican *afia" 6apriel 16ape1 7adian 3de!facto leader5: 2limbed up the criminal hierarch as #he Veterano8s protegee in the /'''s" 9as one of the first AP members to get involved in fraud through the distribution of fake :(s to underage li;uor bu ers and part !goers" En<o s *obb (eep and 4as" Shares some of his earnings with his teen pregnant sister which is carr ing a son to be named

after him" :deolizes the organized crime gangster figures" 9ants to drive in a -*9 or a -enz" Sees women as ob<ects and has used and sold roofies before" =as problems getting it up and has beaten and bruised people who dared to mention it" (id minor time during Powerdown after cooperating with the fuzz" Soldiers: #he general population of the rest of the gang: a ver diverse group which includes an thing from veteran APs from the %'s era who shun 6ape8s ideolog of organization and serve as 1enforcers1 and peace!keepers to the organization to newl recruited members who alread suffer from the mi+ed influences of the 6ape Era and are active in other schemes rather the ones of the drug trade and fighting for turf" Associates>2ooperators: People who aid the gang in their schemes such as cooperant doctors who agree to undertake the healthcare schemes for a cut, prostitutes and general women related to the gang, older Armenians with deep connections to the illegal car trade between the ?S and Eurasia"

Activities (rug (ealing: #he gang is semi!active in the distribution of club drugs such as @ and roofies and on other t pes of narcotics such as meth and cocaine" *urder for =ire: #he gang serves as a hired enforcer>hits;uad to remove targets that larger and more organized s ndicates prefer to not be directl connected with" 2ar #heft: #he gang is active in the theft and fencing of car stereos and in stealing certain t pes of cars at the re;uest of a connect to import to Eurasia" :dentit Araud: #he gang works with several forgers 3some who are own members of the organization5 in the production of fake driver8s licenses: the ;ualit of the frauds is currentl valued b e+perts as of medium and most bu ers are teenagers who either want to bu booze or enter nightclubs" ,obber : Several gangmembers undertake random stickups to gain mone for themselves regularl , although there is no known participation in more organized and bigger hits" 6idnapping: #he group alliciates drunken>drugged up women at nightclubs or b the social networks and holds them hostage untill someone can pa up"