Simultaneous 'Mahzen' operation in 4 provinces: 3 separate organized crime groups dismantled

Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya announced on his social media account that the Gendarmerie carried out simultaneous "Mahzen-12" operations in 4 provinces, centered in Van, Gaziantep, and Kırklareli.

In the operations, 3 separate organized crime groups were dismantled: the irregular migrant smuggling organized crime group led by Seyithan Durdu in Van, the qualified fraud organized crime group led by Abdulmuttalip Kurtoğlu in Gaziantep, and the qualified fraud crime group led by Doğan Sabuncu in Kırklareli.

Yerlikaya also announced that 22 suspects were apprehended during the operations.

As a result of the operations, a large amount of digital material, as well as a significant quantity of gold, foreign currency, and Turkish Lira believed to be proceeds of crime, were seized.

Van, Gaziantep ve Kırklareli merkezli 4?? ilde eş zamanlı olarak Jandarma tarafından düzenlenen "MAHZEN-12" operasyonlarında;
?Van'da Seyithan Durdu'nun (Düzensiz göçmen Kaçakçısı Organize Suç Örgütü),
??Gaziantep'te Abdulmuttalip Kurtoğlu’nun (Nitelikli Dolandırıcı Organize Suç… pic.twitter.com/jeSQQkOQWi

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) March 18, 2024

News Source: 12punto