Illegal Weapons Seized by DISARM Officers
A task force charged with policing probationers arrested a convicted drug trafficker Friday and seized 10 illegal weapons and a cache of ammunition.
The arrest and seizure of Armen Sarafian, 21, was made by Los Angeles County DISARM officers and the La Verne and Claremont police departments. Among other items, the task force confiscated an AK-47 assault rifle and a Colt AR-15 rifle.
The DISARM program (Developing Increased Safety Through Arms Reduction Management) was formed after the 1999 shootings at the North Valley Jewish Community Center by an armed probationer. Officers perform unannounced searches of probationers and their homes as a condition of probation.
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