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Illegal betting operation based in Aydin: 34 suspects arrested

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37 suspects were detained in the operation coordinated by the Aydin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office; 34 of them were arrested, the others were released under judicial control.
With the MASAK investigation, movement of 3 billion 484 million liras was detected in the accounts of 40 suspects.

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The operation, coordinated by the Aydın Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and carried out by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Cyber Crimes Branch Directorate, was carried out with the aim of preventing illegal betting activities. Money inflows and outflows of 3 billion 484 million liras were detected in the accounts of 40 suspects examined by MASAK.

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The procedures of the gendarmerie for 37 suspects who were detained in the operation to prevent illegal betting activities by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Cyber Crimes Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Aydın Chief Public Prosecutor's Office have been completed.

The suspects were referred to the courthouse. 34 of the suspects were arrested by the judgeship, and the others were released on condition of judicial control.

Money inflows and outflows worth 3 billion 484 million liras were detected in the accounts of 40 suspects examined by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK). Under the coordination of the Aydın Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a simultaneous operation was carried out on November 3, at addresses determined in Aydın-centered Adana, Niğde, Antalya, Diyarbakır, Osmaniye, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Çorum, Kayseri, Ankara, Mersin, Bursa and Balıkesir. 37 suspects were detained.

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The names and institutional affiliations of the detained suspects were not disclosed.
It was not stated which illegal betting platforms the detainees had contact with.
No details were given about the results of the operation in other provinces.