Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced in a post on his social media account that 1,613 people have been detained and arrest warrants have been issued for 618 individuals in the 'Streets are Safe' operations launched nationwide this morning.
Gürlek wrote the following:
"Judicial proceedings regarding the 'STREETS ARE SAFE' operations launched nationwide this morning are ongoing.
In the efforts carried out, 151 operations were conducted under the coordination of 78 Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices, and judicial proceedings were initiated against 2,594 suspects. So far, 1,613 suspects have been detained, and arrest warrants have been issued for 618 suspects.
11,466 law enforcement personnel from our gendarmerie and police departments took part in the operations. During the searches, 199 firearms, 9,039 rounds of ammunition/cartridges, 2 hand grenades, 10,520 synthetic pharmaceutical/narcotic pills-tablets, and approximately 37.25 kilograms of narcotic substances were seized.
The investigations are being conducted in a manner that targets the financing sources, assets, and crime-producing capacities of criminal organizations. In this context, a transaction volume of 26.9 billion TL has been identified; seizure measures have been applied to 408 bank accounts, 35 real estate properties, 31 vehicles, and 10 companies.
Efforts to apprehend fugitive suspects and to clarify all aspects of the investigations are being carried out meticulously."
News Source: 12punto
