4 Arrested Over Sale of Drugs in Glendale
Four people, including two San Fernando Valley residents, were arrested by undercover Glendale police officers who sold them six kilograms of cocaine for about $123,000, authorities said Wednesday.
The transaction took place Monday in a Glendale motel room, according to a Glendale police report.
Investigators said the men intended to smuggle the cocaine to Canada, where it would be worth two to three times the U.S. price.
Arrested on suspicion of conspiracy and possession of cocaine were Michael Kardashian, 31, of North Hollywood; Simon Mouchmouchian, 33, of Reseda; Sami Churukian, 26, of Torrance; and Rexhep Gashi, 40, of Dania, Fla.
Police said Churukian and Kardashian are Syrian citizens.
Gashi is an Albanian.
Mouchmouchian is from Lebanon.
Bail for each suspect was set at $1 million.
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