A network that deposited counterfeit dollars into ATMs has been dismantled: 4 people were arrested.

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In an operation targeting a network that deposited 45,800 counterfeit dollars into ATMs in 3 provinces centered in Adana, 15 people were apprehended, while 4 suspects were arrested.

Teams from the Financial Bureau of the Adana Police Department's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch initiated work to capture the network that circulated counterfeit dollars through ATMs and money counting machines. The police determined that 45,800 dollars were deposited in the form of 100 dollar bills into the ATMs of two different banks in the city about 7 months ago.

CAMERA RECORDINGS OF ATMs EXAMINED

Teams from the Financial Bureau began examining the security cameras at the ATMs of both banks in question. The investigations revealed that the suspects used hats, glasses, and masks to avoid being recognized while depositing money. The police, who also examined the security cameras in the city, determined that as a result of 7 months of technical and physical surveillance, the suspects deposited the dollars into other people's accounts and then withdrew them as Turkish Lira. As a result of the investigations, the identities of the suspects were identified.

NETWORK DISMANTLED IN OPERATION

In Adana, Mersin, and Hatay, teams from the Financial Bureau initiated an operation against the mentioned network. In the operation, 15 people, including A.Ö, F.K, S.B, and R.S., were apprehended.

During the searches conducted at the homes of the suspects, 18,300 dollars in 100 dollar bills, 256 dollars in 1 dollar bills, and an unlicensed firearm were seized. Additionally, it was learned that A.Ö, F.K, and S.B., who were caught in the operation, had previously been seized with 60,700 counterfeit dollars in Alanya, Antalya in May.

THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS FAKE MONEY THEY WON IN GAMBLING

It was claimed that the 15 suspects, who were interrogated at the police station, made almost the same defense to the police. In their defense, the suspects allegedly stated, "I won the money in gambling, I didn't know the dollars I was given were counterfeit."

After their procedures at the police station, the suspects A.Ö, F.K, S.B, and R.S were arrested by the court they were brought to, while 3 suspects were released by the prosecutor's office, and 8 people were released under judicial control conditions.

A total of 79,256 counterfeit dollars were seized from the suspects.