#Glendale Man Sentenced to Almost 5 Years for Role in Darknet Drug Distribution Ring

A 36-year-old Glendale man, Davit Avalyan, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute various drugs on darknet marketplaces.

#Details of the Case

Davit Avalyan was sentenced by United States District Judge Percy Anderson after pleading guilty in October 2025 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine, and MDMA.

#The Darknet Operation

Avalyan conspired with three co-defendants:

• Hrant Gevorgyan, 36, of Glendale
• Hayk Grigoryan, 36, a.k.a. "Hayk Greg," of Glendale
• Gurgen Nersesyan, 44, a.k.a. "Guro Tiko," of Sherman Oaks

from September 2018 to February 2025 to distribute illegal narcotics on darknet marketplaces.

#Darknet Vendor Accounts

The conspiracy maintained several darknet drug vendor accounts, including:

• JoyInc
• LaFarmacia
• WhiteDoc
• JanesAddiction
• DaShop
• WhiteRepublic
• Tomorrowland
• PlanetHollywood
• DopeValley
• Major2Minor

These accounts operated on several darknet marketplaces and sold methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States in exchange for cryptocurrency.

#Modus Operandi

The conspiracy regularly fulfilled multiple small-scale drug orders by packaging narcotics into parcels and depositing those parcels at post offices and postal mailboxes in Los Angeles County and elsewhere.

#Sentences of Co-Defendants

Avalyan's co-defendants have already been sentenced:

• Hayk Grigoryan: 10 years in federal prison (sentenced on January 5)
• Gurgen Nersesyan: 43 months in federal prison (sentenced on January 12)
• Hrant Gevorgyan: 24 months in federal prison (sentenced on February 9)

#Investigation and Prosecution

The case was worked jointly with the FBI, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Costa Mesa Police Department, and IRS Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Los Angeles Police Department. The Justice Department established the FBI-led JCODE team to lead and coordinate government efforts to detect, disrupt, and dismantle major criminal enterprises reliant on the darknet for trafficking opioids and other illicit narcotics.