Heist on the Dubai-Turkey route

Teams from the Istanbul Police Department Financial Crimes Investigation Branch deepened the investigation into allegations of "withdrawing money with Dubai POS machines" and "money laundering," following the arrest of 8 suspects at two workplaces in the Fatih district on January 20.

According to the report by Emir Somer from Sabah, as a result of the inspection report prepared by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK), it was determined that they created the appearance of jewelry business activities through POS devices belonging to companies operating in Turkey.

It was determined that approximately 15 billion liras were withdrawn in exchange for commissions, and that black money was laundered in this way.

MATERIALS SEIZED

It was alleged that they engaged in unauthorized payment service activities in an organized manner, violated the "Bank Cards and Credit Cards Law No. 5464," and committed the crime of "laundering assets derived from crime."

12 suspects were caught on June 26 in simultaneous operations held in Istanbul, Tekirdağ, and Nevşehir.

During searches conducted at the addresses, numerous bank cards belonging to foreign countries, jewelry, digital materials, as well as 148 thousand 700 liras and 465 dollars were seized. 2 people are still being sought.

It was determined that the network members withdrew 15 billion TL in exchange for commissions by creating the appearance of jewelry business activities through POS devices belonging to some companies that operate both in our country and abroad.

News Source: 12punto