Proceeds of crime were introduced into the financial system... Illegal betting operation in 13 provinces: 80 arrests

Under the coordination of Gendarmerie General Command's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) and Anti-Cyber ​​Crime Departments, Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Batman Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams carried out an operation against illegal betting.

In the operation carried out in Batman-based Istanbul, Ankara, Muğla, Antalya, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Konya, Bilecik, Malatya, Iğdır and Bitlis, it was determined that the suspects were placing illegal bets and mediating money transfers through websites.

PROCEEDS OF CRIME WERE INTRODUCED TO THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM

It was determined that the suspects provided technical support for the transfer and concealment of illegal betting proceeds through electronic money infrastructures, software systems and financial guidance mechanisms, and that they introduced the obtained criminal proceeds into the financial system through various methods.

In operation; 102 suspects, who were detected to have 8.5 billion lira money movement in their accounts, were caught.

Following the operation, in which a large number of digital materials were seized, the previously determined target list of 102 people was expanded and a total of 17 more suspects were caught.

80 of the suspects who were referred to the courthouse after their procedures at the gendarmerie were arrested, and 39 were released with a judicial control order.