They shot a 16-year-old boy in the head! Operation against the 'Leads' criminal organization in 3 provinces

Under the coordination of the Adana Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Adana Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) Branch Directorate carried out a study against the "Kurşunlar" armed criminal organization. It was determined that the organization was active especially in Dağlıoğlu and Gülbahçesi neighborhoods of Adana.

Within the scope of the investigation, a simultaneous operation was carried out in 3 provinces centered in Adana at 06:00 on November 3, 2026. During the operation, 25 of 35 suspects, including organization leaders, were detained.

THEY THREATENED BUSINESS PEOPLE BY CALLING THEIR NUMBERS ABROAD

Within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that the members of the organization were involved in many crimes such as attempted intentional murder, aggravated looting, shooting at workplaces and residences, threats with weapons, damage to property and possession of unlicensed weapons. It was determined that the suspects were advertising the organization through social media posts and trying to recruit new members. It was also revealed that members of the organization were calling business people via phone numbers originating from abroad, threatening them with death and demanding money under the name of extortion.

THEY SHOOT THE SON OF THE PERSON FROM WHICH THEY WANTED TRIBUTE IN THE HEAD

It was learned that the most striking event in the investigation file occurred on October 19, 2026. Allegedly, members of the organization injured the son of a person from whom they were demanding tribute, born in 2010, in the head with a gun, with the intention of killing him.

34 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN THE PREVIOUS OPERATION

In the previous operation against the organization on June 26, 2026, 53 suspects were detained and 34 of the suspects were arrested. However, it was stated that within the scope of the new investigations, it was evaluated that the suspects continued to commit similar crimes.

6 SUSPECTS ARE ABROAD, 9 SUSPECTS ARE IN PRISON

In the findings, it was determined that 6 of the 35 suspects targeted within the scope of the new operation were abroad and 9 were in penal institutions. It was reported that there were arrest warrants for 7 of the suspects within the scope of other investigations and files, and 3 of them were wanted with a red notice.

It was noted that Mehmet Raşit Aktay, who is stated to be the leader of the organization, and some of the organization's managers and members were tried in different high criminal courts for crimes such as drug dealing and intentional murder, and there was a red notice about them.

In the simultaneous operation carried out in 3 provinces centered in Adana, it was aimed to capture a total of 35 suspects, 4 of whom were wanted persons (ASÇ), while 25 suspects were detained. It was reported that the investigation and the proceedings of the suspects at the police station are continuing.