Black money operation in 17 provinces. 31 detained

According to the statement made on the ministry's social media account; 350 personnel participated in the operation organized under the coordination of Izmir Police Department's Anti-Narcotic Crimes Branch and Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. In operations where 1 technology detection dog was used, 31 suspects were caught.

Considered to have been obtained from crime; A total of 70 million TL worth of assets, including 6 immovable properties, 8 motor vehicles and partnership shares in 4 companies, were seized. It was determined that the suspects had a transaction volume of 2.1 billion TL, took 29.1 million TL of crime proceeds abroad through cash couriers, divided 479 million TL into pieces by professional launderers and transferred them to cold wallets with crypto asset transfers, and were linked to the illegal trade of 163 thousand drug-containing tablets and 94 kilos of drugs.

The statement also said, "We continue our fight against drugs with determination in order to protect the future of our youth and ensure the peace of our families; we continue our operations all over our country. We congratulate our heroic police officers, Izmir Police Department, Presidency of Combating Narcotic Crimes, MASAK, Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and those who contributed."