Illegal betting operation in 6 provinces based in Manisa: 28 arrests

Within the scope of the investigation carried out under the coordination of Manisa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the teams of the Provincial Police Department's Cyber ​​Crimes Branch Directorate launched a comprehensive study on illegal betting and virtual gambling activities.

Teams; He followed the suspects who acted as intermediaries in money transfer, collected bank accounts used in the crime (setters) and panel management within the scope of the crime of violation of the Law No. 7258 on the Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions.

TRANSACTION VOLUME OF 650 MILLION TL

During the detailed investigations, it was determined that there was a total suspicious transaction volume of 650 million TL in the bank accounts of the suspects in the criminal organization and front companies.

Within the scope of the investigation, teams carried out simultaneous operations at pre-determined addresses in Manisa-based Izmir, Kırşehir, Batman, Bitlis and Muğla on September 29.

30 suspects were caught and detained during the operations. 28 of the suspects, who were referred to the courthouse and taken to court after their procedures at the police station, were arrested, and 2 people were released on condition of judicial control.