Operation against organized crime groups in 6 provinces! 74 suspects caught

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, in a post he shared on his social media account, stated that operations were carried out in 6 provinces last week against 8 organized crime groups led by Ş.K in Istanbul, F.Ö in Balıkesir, Y.K in Antalya (in prison), E.Y in Tekirdağ, NG and E.K in Kırklareli, FYK and A.A in Bursa.

Stating that 74 members of the organized crime organization, including the ringleaders, were caught during the operations, Yerlikaya said that 43 of the suspects were arrested and judicial control decisions were issued for 20 suspects.

Stating that the procedures regarding other suspects are continuing, Yerlikaya noted the following:

"In the operations, 20 unlicensed pistols, 5 unlicensed rifles, 2 blank pistols, numerous cutting and piercing tools, and checks and bills were seized. In order for no crime or criminal to go unpunished, we continue our operations uninterruptedly at every stage of our fight against organized crime organizations to catch the criminals and bring them to justice. I congratulate our chief public prosecutors who coordinated the operations and our heroic police officers who carried out the operations."