Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announces: 15 organized crime groups dismantled in 31 provinces

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated in a post on his X account, "Within the scope of the Cage Operation (Kafes Operasyonu) carried out simultaneously in 31 provinces, 15 organized crime groups and 24 criminal organizations that provided weapons to these groups were dismantled." Minister Yerlikaya also reported that 161 pistols and 164 shotguns were seized.

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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announces: 15 organized crime groups dismantled in 31 provinces

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared a post on his X account regarding the detentions made within the scope of the Cage Operation.

Yerlikaya's post is as follows:

"Within the scope of the Cage Operation carried out simultaneously in 31 provinces, 15 organized crime groups and 24 criminal organizations that provided weapons to these groups were dismantled. As a result of the operations, 307 suspects were apprehended. Under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security, Department of Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime,

By our Provincial Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Directorates:

Bora Toprak Organized Crime Group in Adana,

Hüseyin Şamil Şahin Organized Crime Group in Antalya

Eyüp Atmaca Organized Crime Group in Samsun

Alihan Keleş Organized Crime Group and Barış Taşdemir Organized Crime Group in Zonguldak

Ali Kevser Can Organized Crime Group in Bursa

Ahmet Yalım Organized Crime Group in Eskişehir

Burhan Çapan Organized Crime Group in Gaziantep

Mehmet Basetemür Organized Crime Group in Istanbul

Ahmet Aktaş Organized Crime Group in Izmir

Ömer Kamil Sütlü Organized Crime Group in Muğla

Baki Ay Organized Crime Group in Giresun

A criminal group engaged in qualified looting activities led by an individual named Resul Ağyürek in Tekirdağ,

A criminal group engaged in qualified looting activities led by an individual named Kadir Yeşil in Çanakkale, and

Those engaged in qualified looting activities led by an individual named Ahmet Başyiğit in Afyon were targeted in the simultaneous CAGE OPERATION.

Within the scope of the operations:

161 pistols, 164 shotguns, 2 long-barreled weapons, as well as a large amount of ammunition, various quantities of narcotics, and checks/promissory notes were seized. I congratulate our police officers who carried out the operations. May our noble nation rest assured: We will not give any breathing room to organized crime groups and gangs that disturb the peace of our people, no matter how large they are. We are on their heels at every moment, whether at dawn or at sunset. We will catch them all one by one and deliver them to justice."

3??1?? İLİMİZDE EŞ ZAMANLI OLARAK DÜZENLENEN KAFES OPERASYONU KAPSAMINDA 1??5?? ORGANİZE SUÇ ÖRGÜTÜ İLE BU ÖRGÜTLERE SİLAH TEMİNİ SAĞLAYAN 2??4?? SUÇ ÖRGÜTÜ ÇÖKERTİLDİ??

OPERASYONLAR SONUCUNDA 3??0??7?? ŞÜPHELİ ŞAHIS YAKALANDI??

Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü, Kaçakçılık ve Organize Suçlarla… pic.twitter.com/hWNEmVDXGv
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) October 6, 2023