Minister Yerlikaya announces: 2 organized crime groups dismantled

In a statement on his social media account, Yerlikaya stated that 39 suspects, including the leaders of the organized crime groups, were apprehended during the operations.

He reported that 27 of the suspects referred to the courthouse were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 6 others.

DETAILS OF THE OPERATION

According to Minister Yerlikaya's statement, under the coordination of the Çorum Kargı Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Gendarmerie General Command's KOM Department, and through the work carried out by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command, 25 suspects were apprehended in operations centered in Çorum and conducted in Istanbul, Ankara, Amasya, and Çanakkale. The suspects were charged with violating the law on betting and games of chance based on sports competitions (Law No. 7258), providing space and facilities for gambling, violating the Tax Procedure Law, and laundering assets derived from crime.

Of these suspects, 21 were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 4.

Furthermore, as a result of joint efforts with MASAK, 10 vehicles, 5 apartments, 22 fields, 2 plots of land, 22 gardens, and 597 bank accounts belonging to the suspects were seized as part of the investigation into the laundering of assets derived from crime.

In the work carried out by the Sinop Provincial Gendarmerie Command under the coordination of the Sinop Ayancık Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Gendarmerie General Command's KOM Department, with the support of the Intelligence Department, 14 suspects were apprehended for organized usury, intentional injury, threats, and violating Law No. 6136.

Of these suspects, 6 were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 2.

During the operations, 112 title deeds worth 448 million lira, 347 debt notes worth 20 million lira, 24 checks worth 4 million lira, 5 unlicensed pistols, a large amount of foreign currency and gold, as well as numerous signed blank promissory notes and digital materials were seized.

Additionally, as part of the investigation into the laundering of assets derived from crime, 17 apartments, 10 plots of land, 8 vehicles, 2 shops, and 112 bank accounts belonging to the suspects, with a total value of approximately 124 million lira, were seized.

News Source: AA