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 Irbek Lazarov in 1960, the longest standing and most renowned head of the Lazarov crime family | |
| Founded | 1930s |
|---|---|
| Founder | Soslan Lazarov |
| Named after | Soslan Lazarov |
| Founding location | Ossetia |
| Years active | 1930s–present |
| Territory | Primarily northern Georgia and Ossetia |
| Ethnicity | Ossetians as full members, other ethnicities as associates |
| Membership (est.) | 90–100 full members and 1,000+ associates (2004) |
| Activities | Racketeering, robbery, illegal gambling, truck hijacking, bribery, loan sharking, fraud, assault, fencing, money laundering, extortion, murder, arms trafficking, and theft |
| Rivals | Kipiani crime family, various gangs in Georgia and Russia including their allies |
The Lazarov crime family is an Ossetian crime family that dominates organized crime activities in Georgia, mostly in the Ossetia region. The Lazarovs are rivals of the Kipiani crime family and the Sochi mafia. Despite being rivals, the Lazarov family has cooperated occasionally with the Sochi mafia to combat the Kipiani organization. The current head of the Lazarov crime family is suspected to be Mikhal Lazarov.