20 billion account traffic, jewelers and cryptocurrencies: Giant betting and black money operations in 34 provinces

100 suspects were caught in simultaneous operations carried out at 181 addresses for illegal betting and laundering of crime proceeds in 34 provinces, centered in Nevşehir. Assets worth 1 billion lira belonging to the network, whose accounts had a transaction volume of approximately 20 billion lira, were seized.

The statement made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is as follows:

100 suspects were caught in 'Illegal Betting Money Laundering' operations in 34 provinces

"Within the scope of the 7-month project work carried out by the Nevşehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Nevşehir Provincial Police Department's Anti-Cyber Crimes Branch, studies were carried out to launder the proceeds of illegal betting and crime.

In the studies carried out; It was determined that the suspects collected bank account information in exchange for a commission, especially in connection with an entertainment venue in Avanos and some suspects in Adana, and obtained criminal income from illegal betting, and that they laundered the criminal proceeds through crypto exchanges and jewelers, and that 6 jewelers played a role in laundering the proceeds of crime. It was determined that there was a transaction volume of approximately 20 billion TL in the accounts of companies and individuals opened by the suspects.

In this context, based in Nevşehir; Adana, Adıyaman, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Batman, Bolu, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Gaziantep, Giresun, Hakkari, Hatay, Iğdır, Isparta, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Malatya, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Niğde, Osmaniye, Samsun, Sivas, Tokat and simultaneous operations were carried out to 181 addresses in Yozgat. 818 police officers, 40 special operations personnel, 2 UAVs and 1 narcotic detection dog participated in the operations.

100 suspects were caught during the operations. It was also determined that 7 suspects were detained for other crimes and 4 suspects were abroad; It was reported that efforts to capture the fugitive suspects continue.

As a result of the operations, 6 unlicensed pistols, 2 unlicensed rifles, 1 sword, many cartridges, many bank cards and digital materials belonging to different people were seized. In addition, within the scope of laundering proceeds from crime, 23 movable and 30 immovable properties belonging to 26 suspects and approximately 1 billion TL worth of crime proceeds were seized.

We congratulate our Hero Police, Nevşehir Police Department, Nevşehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and all those who contributed."