Loan shark gang dismantled in Beypazarı!

Teams from the Ankara Police Department's Financial Crimes Investigation Bureau determined during their operations against loan sharking that a gang in the Beypazarı district was providing high-interest loans to citizens in financial distress, forcing them to sign promissory notes, and also engaging in illegal arms trafficking.

As a result of a 6-month physical and technical surveillance operation conducted by the Financial Crimes Bureau under the coordination of the Beypazarı Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 20 gang members were identified.

It was learned that the suspects provided high-interest loans to citizens in financial distress in coffeehouses or through intermediaries, in exchange for which they had them sign promissory notes. It was determined that they initiated enforcement proceedings against citizens who could not pay their debts and threatened those who failed to pay, thereby increasing their debt amounts. Through technical surveillance, law enforcement also determined that the gang members were involved in illegal arms trafficking.

Within the scope of the investigation, the Financial Crimes Bureau teams carried out a simultaneous operation against 20 individuals on 08.10.2024, apprehending and detaining 17 suspects. As a result of the operation, 2 unlicensed pistols, 702 cartridges, 2 pump-action shotguns, 24 loaded shotgun shells, and a large number of checks, promissory notes, and documents were seized.

Of the 17 suspects apprehended, 2 were released following their procedures at the police station. Of the 15 suspects brought to court, S.Ö, C.Y, M.K, I.Ö, Ü.G, F.G, A.Y, T.B, and A.B were arrested for the crime of loan sharking, while B.Y was arrested for the crime of illegal arms trafficking. It was learned that the remaining 5 suspects were released under judicial control.

News Source: 12punto