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Minister Yerlikaya provides operation details regarding 'counterfeit money' agenda: '2 printing houses uncovered'

Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya announced that a total of 340 operations, 32 of which were planned, have been carried out against the crime of 'counterfeiting currency,' and 104 suspects have been arrested.

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Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya made statements on his social media account following the 'counterfeit dollar' crisis that has become a matter of public agenda.

Yerlikaya shared the details of the operations conducted regarding the crimes of 'counterfeiting currency.'

"2 PRINTING HOUSES UNCOVERED"

Yerlikaya included the following statements in his post:

"In the first 10 months of 2024, a total of 340 operations were carried out against the crime of 'counterfeiting currency,' 32 of which were planned.

In the operations; 104 suspects were arrested. Judicial control decisions were issued for 48 suspects.

As a result of the operations carried out by the Provincial Police Departments' Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) Branch Directorates, under the coordination of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices and the General Directorate of Security's KOM Department:

Counterfeit money worth 1 million 479 thousand 260 TL, 352 thousand 576 US Dollars, and 3 million 613 thousand 550 Euros was seized.

Additionally, 2 printing houses used in the production of counterfeit money were uncovered.