During the preliminary court hearings, none of the accused pleaded not guilty.
The staff of the American Management on struggle against drugs arrested in new York eight members of a criminal group – natives of Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union.
All the bandits charged under several articles: drug trafficking, racketeering, and illegal gambling.
Their activities, the criminals were in areas of Coney island and Brighton beach, where most of the residents are immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
In particular, criminals extorted money from persons living outside the United States, under threat of physical violence against their loved ones.
To expose members of the group the us intelligence services used listening equipment, and also carried out control purchase of drugs.
During the preliminary court hearings, none of the accused pleaded not guilty.
