Breaking News... Trustees appointed to 4 companies: 120 suspects detained
In a drug trafficking operation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 120 suspects were detained. Trustees were appointed to 4 companies, while 636 properties, 168 motor vehicles, and the partnership shares of 97 companies were seized. Red notices were issued for 56 individuals abroad.
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The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 120 suspects on allegations of conducting drug shipments via encrypted communication programs.
According to the prosecutor's office's statement on social media, trustees were appointed to 4 companies as part of the operation.
Furthermore, 636 properties, 168 motor vehicles, 1 luxury yacht, and the partnership shares of 97 companies were seized.
The statement indicated that five separate criminal organizations, alleged to be engaged in international drug trafficking using encrypted communication programs, have been identified.
The statement included the following details:
-It has been determined that the criminal organization established under the leadership of Fehmi KARCİ and Ünal ÖZELER carried out 30 drug shipments domestically and internationally on various dates, and the total weight of the drugs involved in these shipments was found to be over 7 tons. It is estimated that 8 of the managers and members of the aforementioned criminal organization are abroad, 12 are in prison, and 35 are within our country's borders.
-It has been determined that the criminal organization established under the leadership of Veysi GÜNDOĞAN carried out 22 drug shipments domestically and internationally on various dates, and the total weight of the drugs involved in these shipments was found to be over 5 tons. It is estimated that 30 of the managers and members of the aforementioned criminal organization are abroad, 37 are in prison, and 63 are within our country's borders.
-It has been determined that the criminal organization established under the leadership of Orhan TURGUT carried out 4 drug shipments domestically and internationally on various dates, and the total weight of the drugs involved in these shipments was found to be over 600 kilograms. It is estimated that 3 of the managers and members of the aforementioned criminal organization are abroad, 1 is in prison, and 5 are within our country's borders.
It has been determined that the criminal organization established under the leadership of Kamuran ATA and Adnan KORKMAZ carried out 6 drug shipments domestically and internationally on various dates, and the total weight of the drugs involved in these shipments was found to be over 1 ton. It is estimated that 4 of the managers and members of the aforementioned criminal organization are abroad, 4 are in prison, and 11 are within our country's borders.
-It has been determined that the criminal organization established under the leadership of Ahmet Müfit GÜVERTE carried out 20 drug shipments domestically and internationally on various dates, and the total weight of the drugs involved in these shipments was found to be over 11 tons. It is estimated that 11 of the managers and members of the aforementioned criminal organization are abroad, 1 is in prison, and 6 are within our country's borders.
-A simultaneous operation was carried out on 14.11.2025, coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Bureau of Investigation for the Prevention of Financing of Terrorism and Money Laundering, to apprehend and detain the 120 suspects who are members of these criminal organizations and are currently within the country.
-Red notice procedures have been initiated for 56 organization members identified to be abroad to ensure they are sought at an international level. Assets belonging to the members of these criminal organizations, which were used to launder proceeds derived from crime, have been identified. In this context, all bank accounts and crypto assets belonging to 232 real and legal persons, a total of 636 properties, 168 motor vehicles, 1 luxury yacht, and the partnership shares of 97 companies have been seized. Additionally, the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has been appointed as trustee to Diamond Group Emlak ve Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti., Karci İç ve Dış Ticaret Ltd. Şti., Mavi Okyanus Denizcilik İç ve Dış Ticaret Ltd. Şti., and Karcı Lojistik A.Ş., which are owned and managed by Fehmi KARCİ and his family, as it was determined that these entities were dedicated to laundering proceeds obtained from crime.