09.10.2026 17:34
12 suspects were detained in an operation targeting the laundering of illegal betting revenues in Istanbul. It was determined that approximately 150 million lira was transferred to accounts belonging to a jeweler in Arnavutköy, and 7 apartments, 11 vehicles, and 3 motorcycles were seized in the operation.
In an operation carried out in Istanbul, 12 suspects found to have laundered illegal betting revenues were taken into custody.
THEY TRANSFERRED 150 MILLION LIRA TO A JEWELER
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Cyber Crime Combating Branch Directorate, in work conducted under the coordination of the Gaziosmanpaşa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, determined that approximately 150 million lira, identified as having been obtained from illegal betting activities, was transferred to bank accounts belonging to a jeweler operating in Arnavutköy.
After technical and physical surveillance, teams determined that 378,350 dollars linked to money transfers would be handed over in person, and caught the suspect red-handed as he was about to receive the money.
12 PEOPLE DETAINED
As the work continued, 12 suspects determined to have mediated money transfers and provided bank accounts to be used in the transfer of criminal proceeds were detained in the operation.
After the operation, 7 apartments, 11 vehicles, 3 motorcycles, and bank accounts belonging to the suspects, which were assessed to have been obtained from crime, were seized.