The arrests of two alleged members of a San Fernando Valley drug ring, coming a day after four of their suspected accomplices were nabbed, brought federal authorities closer to their goal of detaining all seven defendants in a federal drug trafficking indictment.
On Jan. 25, Sarkis Kyurkchian, 40, of North Hollywood, and Oscar Melendez, 50, of Van Nuys became the latest to be held as part of a three-year investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Los Angeles Police Department.
