14 suspects were detained in an operation aimed at laundering crime proceeds

In the statement made by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was reported that in the "Change Auto" operation carried out in 2024, within the scope of the work carried out by the Ankara Provincial Police Department Public Order Branch Directorate teams, 19 suspects were identified who were considered to have engaged in actions aimed at "laundering the assets resulting from crime" by obtaining the proceeds of crime in the name of family members and third parties.

It was reported that the suspects, who were determined to have changed the chassis numbers of the vehicles damaged in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes in Hatay on February 6, 2023, with vehicles brought from abroad, carried out actions aimed at laundering the income they earned from this crime.

In this context, it was stated in the statement that there were assets subject to laundering in the amount of approximately 306 million liras, and an investigation was launched against 19 suspects for the crime of "laundering assets resulting from crime".

In the statement, it was reported that 14 of 19 suspects were detained in operations carried out simultaneously in different provinces centered in Ankara, and that efforts to identify the asset movements and relevant persons related to these incomes continue.