Blow to money laundering gang in Gaziantep

Gaziantep Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams conducted an operation under the coordination of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office as part of the fight against smuggling. 

As a result of the investigations, teams received information that a large amount of foreign currency and gold was being kept at a workplace operating under the guise of consultancy services in the Şehitkâmil district. Following meticulous planning, technical, and physical surveillance, they launched an operation against 6 suspects who were generating illicit income using the "HAWALA" system, an illegal and unregistered money transfer method. 

During the operation, the suspects were apprehended and taken into custody. Meanwhile, searches conducted at 2 separate workplaces, as well as on the suspects and in their vehicles, resulted in the seizure of 2 million 336 thousand 773 US Dollars, 6 thousand 30 Euros, 9 thousand 870 Turkish Liras, 31 thousand 256 Saudi Riyals, 1 kilogram of gold bullion, and 348 grams of scrap gold. Additionally, workplace security camera recordings, 1 ledger, 1 money counting machine, and 6 mobile phones were confiscated.

All of the detained suspects were arrested by the judicial authorities after their procedures and were sent to prison.

News Source: İHA