Double blow to illegal betting networks: Billions of liras worth of black money traffic were exposed

In simultaneous operations carried out by the cyber units of the gendarmerie and police in dozens of provinces centered in Aydın and Batman, the huge money traffic of illegal betting networks was revealed.

While 25 of the 33 suspects who were referred to the courthouse in Batman, with a total transaction volume and transfer traffic of 7 billion 434 million lira in their bank accounts, were arrested, 37 suspects caught during raids in 14 provinces centered in Aydın were taken to the courthouse this morning.

SUSPECTS IN ILLEGAL BETTING OPERATION IN AYDIN ARE AT THE COURTHOUSE

37 suspects, who were detained in the operation against illegal betting in 14 provinces centered in Aydın, were sent to the courthouse.

The bank accounts of 40 suspects who were found to have committed illegal betting were examined by the Aydın Provincial Gendarmerie Command Anti-Cyber ​​Crimes Branch Directorate teams. It was determined that the suspects had a total transaction volume of 3 billion 484 million lira in their accounts. A simultaneous operation was organized in 14 provinces centered in Aydın, under the coordination of the Aydın Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, on November 3 to capture the suspects.

SIMULTANEOUS RAID ON 40 ADDRESSES

An operation was carried out at 40 addresses in Adana, Niğde, Antalya, Diyarbakır, Osmaniye, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Çorum, Kayseri, Ankara, Mersin, Bursa and Balıkesir. 37 suspects were detained. In searches; 33 mobile phones, 33 SIM cards, 2 laptops, 3 USB sticks and 2 hard disks were seized. While 3 fugitive suspects were being sought, 37 people were referred to the courthouse this morning after their procedures at the gendarmerie.

25 ARRESTS IN BATMAN

25 of the 33 suspects detained in the Batman-based illegal betting investigation were arrested.

Provincial Police Department Anti-Cyber ​​Crimes Branch Directorate teams followed the suspects within the scope of their work on illegal betting activities. In the investigation carried out by cyber crime experts, it was determined that there was money movement in the amount of 3 billion 950 million lira in the bank accounts of 26 account users and 36 suspects, 10 of whom were senior managers, as a result of MASAK reports. It was determined that the money transfers were made for the purpose of mediating the transfer and laundering of money deposited to illegal betting sites.

SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS IN 10 PROVINCES

Under the coordination of the Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, following a technical follow-up study, a simultaneous operation was carried out on November 4, with the participation of 100 teams and 400 personnel, at the addresses determined in Istanbul, Bursa, Yozgat, Malatya, Hatay, Diyarbakır, Bitlis, Van and Hakkari, centered in Batman. 33 suspects were detained during the operation. In the search made at the suspects' addresses; The digital materials they were found to have used in the crime were seized. 25 of the suspects, who were referred to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station, were arrested, and 8 were released on condition of judicial control.