Minister Yerlikaya announced: 82 migrant smugglers and 1,222 irregular migrants captured as part of Operation Shield

Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya announced in a statement on his social media account that 82 migrant smugglers and 1,222 irregular migrants were captured as part of Operation Shield.

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Minister Yerlikaya announced: 82 migrant smugglers and 1,222 irregular migrants captured as part of Operation Shield

Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya shared the details of Operation Shield on his X account. Yerlikaya announced that 82 migrant smugglers and 1,222 irregular migrants had been captured.

Yerlikaya stated the following:

"In 62 operations supported by UAVs, helicopters, and gyrocopters, carried out by our Gendarmerie and Police in our border regions across Turkey over the last 3 days, 82 migrant smuggling organizers were captured. 63 of them were arrested. Judicial control decisions were issued for 7 of them. 1,222 irregular migrants were captured in the operations."

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