19.04.2025 09:33
In the "Orkinos-Cloud" operation conducted simultaneously in Turkey, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium, details were uncovered regarding the drug shipments of four different criminal organizations. The investigation revealed how Urfi Çetinkaya, Mehmet Unal, Naci Yılmaz-Abdullah Alp Üstün, and Haluk Şahin Çoruh managed the drug trafficking.
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Turkey, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium simultaneously conducted the "Tuna-Cloud" operation, uncovering details aimed at deciphering the drug shipments of 4 different criminal organizations.
THEY USED CRYPTO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
The investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for Money Laundering Crimes continues to uncover the drug network in Turkey and Europe and to capture the suspects. In the investigation, it was determined that the encrypted communication system named SKY ECC operates through specially prepared mobile phones, with hardware such as microphones, cameras, and GPS disabled.
TURKISH ESCOBAR MANAGED FROM PRISON
As a result of the analysis of the seized SKY ECC data, investigations were initiated against international criminal organizations, and it was identified that Urfi Çetinkaya, Mehmet Unal, Naci Yılmaz-Abdullah Alp Üstün, and Haluk Şahin Çoruh led the identified criminal organizations.
In the investigation, it was determined that Urfi Çetinkaya, known to the public as the "Turkish Escobar," who died in prison on September 20, 2024, used the SKY ECC application to engage in international drug trafficking and money laundering activities. It was found that the organization managed international drug trafficking using two separate groups that utilized the SKY-ECC application, and instructions regarding the production, shipment to Europe, storage, and distribution of the substance were communicated by Çetinkaya to the organization's managers and members.
THE ORGANIZATION'S SHIPMENT METHOD WAS DECRYPTED
It was determined in the investigation that the organization's leaders and managers shipped drugs produced in Iran and Afghanistan to European countries using the "staircase method," and large quantities of drugs delivered from the coasts of South America and Africa were transported to Europe via ships and fishing boats. It was recorded that they shipped derivatives of cannabis such as skunk and marijuana from Balkan countries to Turkey.
Within the scope of the investigation, it was noted that the suspects organized regular drug shipments in a connected manner, acting as if they were business owners in 11 different incidents. Approximately 3.5 tons of drugs organized under Çetinkaya's instructions were seized on February 22, 2021, on a ship named "RIVER" off the coast of Galicia, Spain, and the captain and crew, who attempted to burn and sink the ship, were captured and arrested in Spain.
Again, under Çetinkaya's instructions, 520 kilograms of drugs were seized on June 3, 2021, in a warehouse in the city of Sliven, Bulgaria, and the warehouse owner, who hid the substance, was caught red-handed and arrested. It was reported that 5 shipments organized by the organization's leaders and members were delivered to target countries or individuals, and the income obtained from these deliveries was transferred to Turkey using the "hawala" method. It was recorded that armed attacks and hostage-taking incidents occurred against the responsible parties in Turkey when 400 kilograms of drugs from two shipments did not reach the buyers in the Netherlands.
In the investigation, it was determined that in an attempted shipment by the suspects, approximately 1.5 tons of drugs were seized and sunk by law enforcement in Senegal.
URFI ÇETİNKAYA'S CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION HAS 3 SIMILAR OPERATIONS
It was determined that the suspects who are members of the criminal organization led by Urfi Çetinkaya carried out numerous drug shipments as part of their organizational activities and obtained significant amounts of criminal income through this means. It was found that these incomes were used for the purchase of real estate and motor vehicles in the names of organization members, their close circles, or their companies.
Operations were conducted against the Çetinkaya criminal organization on April 11, 2023, and February 20, 2024, and a third operation was carried out on April 15 of this year due to the identification of new suspects.
In the investigation, it was determined that another criminal organization using the SKY ECC application was the Mehmet Unal organization, and Unal was found to have engaged in intense communication traffic regarding drug trafficking with many organization leaders and members through this application. It was determined that he organized the shipment of drugs from Europe, Asia, and South America to Turkey and Europe in 2020-2021.
It was found that drugs were smuggled into Turkey using sea and land routes, and significant illegal profits were obtained by ensuring their distribution and sale in the domestic market. The investigation revealed that these criminal incomes were integrated into Turkey's financial system and laundered. It was noted that Mehmet Unal coordinated with different international criminal organizations and was directly linked to many drug seizures and shipments that occurred in various countries according to SKY ECC message contents, and the identities of numerous suspects involved in drug trafficking and money laundering crimes were identified.
In the investigation, it was determined that suspects who were members of the criminal organization led by Mehmet Unal also carried out numerous drug shipments and obtained significant amounts of criminal income through this means, which were used for the purchase of real estate and motor vehicles in the names of organization members, their close circles, or their companies.
THEY OPERATED BY ESTABLISHING CONTACT
In the findings regarding the criminal organization of Naci Yılmaz-Abdullah Alp Üstün, which used the SKY ECC application, it was determined that the suspects acted in connection with various criminal organizations both domestically and abroad. In the communications they conducted through the application, it was understood that they were linked to numerous incidents that could be associated with drug trafficking, armed attacks, intentional murder, and money laundering of assets derived from crime.
In the investigation, it was determined that the criminal organization led by Haluk Şahin Çoruh also communicated through the mentioned application, and the organization organized the supply, shipment, production, and sale of drugs and stimulants between Turkey and the Netherlands, as well as acted as an intermediary for criminal organizations in different countries.
THEY TURNED TURKEY INTO A GREENHOUSE
It was noted that the organization acted in accordance with the instructions given by Çoruh in connection with numerous drug seizures, shipments, and illegal production that took place in various provinces of Turkey and European countries on different dates. It was determined that production was carried out in greenhouses established in various provinces of Turkey for the purpose of drug production, and the obtained substances were shipped to various provinces, especially Istanbul, for trade.
It was learned that the investigation is being conducted in a multi-faceted and meticulous manner.
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