Illegal betting operation in 34 provinces! 100 suspects were caught, 1 billion lira of crime proceeds were seized

NEWS CENTER - According to the statement made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a large criminal network was uncovered within the scope of a 7-month study carried out under the coordination of Nevşehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Nevşehir Police Department Anti-Cyber ​​Crime Branch Directorate.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs shared the following details about the operation;

"100 suspects were caught in operations carried out simultaneously in 34 provinces centered in Nevşehir against the crimes of "Illegal Betting, Money Laundering and Establishing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing a Crime". Within the scope of the 7-month project work carried out by the Nevşehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Cyber Crimes Branch Directorate of Nevşehir Police Department, an organized group 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. It was determined that the suspects laundered the criminal proceeds obtained through illegal betting through crypto exchanges and jewelers, that 6 jewelers played a role in laundering the proceeds of crime, and that the total transaction volume of accounts belonging to companies and individuals opened by suspicious individuals was approximately 20 billion TL. Today, 818 police officers, 40 special operations personnel, 2 UAVs and 1 narcotic detector were deployed at 181 different addresses in 34 provinces, centered in Nevşehir. Operations were carried out with the participation of his dog.

As a result of the operations; 23 movable and 30 immovable assets 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."