Illegal betting operation in 5 provinces based in Şanlıurfa: 47 detained

Under the coordination of the Şanlıurfa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an investigation was launched into illegal betting activities by the teams of the Provincial Police Department's Cyber ​​Crimes Branch Directorate.

Within the scope of the investigation, the bank account movements of the suspects, who were determined to place illegal bets and mediate the transfer of money obtained from crime, were examined through MASAK data.

During the investigation, it was determined that the suspects had a total transaction volume of 3 billion 915 million TL in their accounts.

The teams carried out simultaneous operations in 5 provinces centered in Şanlıurfa against the crimes of 'Organizing Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions', 'Establishing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing a Crime' and 'Laundering of Assets Originating from Crime'. 47 suspects were detained during the operation.

45 SUSPECTS AT THE COURTHOUSE

During the searches at the addresses, 2 hunting rifles, 2 blank firing guns, 2 magazines, 35 cartridges and 339 thousand 455 TL cash were seized. In addition, 9 vehicles and 3 real estate properties worth approximately 12 million 750 thousand TL, bank accounts and crypto wallets of the suspects were seized. Within the scope of the investigation, access blocking decisions were made to 25 websites that were determined to provide illegal betting.

46 suspects, whose procedures were completed at the police station, were transferred to Şanlıurfa Courthouse under intense security measures after the health check.

The suspects are expected to be brought to court after the prosecutor's office.