09.07.2024 18:01
77 suspects were detained in the bribery investigation targeting customs officers and consultants in the district of Aliağa in İzmir. During the searches at the suspects' addresses, $56,344, €16,945, 52 full gold coins, 56 quarter gold coins, 6 half gold coins, 135 grams of gold, 12 bracelets, £95, and ₺479,400 were seized.
Izmir Provincial Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit conducted a bribery operation at the Aliağa Customs Directorate. Arrest warrants were issued for 78 out of 139 suspects. 77 suspects, including 16 public officials, were apprehended during the operation. It was learned that one of the suspects with an arrest warrant is abroad.
THOUSANDS OF CURRENCY AND GOLD WERE SEIZED DURING THE SEARCHES
During the searches at the suspects' addresses, $56,344, €16,945, 52 full gold coins, 56 quarter gold coins, 6 half gold coins, 135 grams of gold, 12 bracelets, £95, and ₺479,400 were seized.
25 MILLION LIRA ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
As part of the investigation, it was stated that MASAK data and phone records were examined to determine the suspects' account activities and contacts with each other. It was found that there were approximately 25 million TL worth of account activities related to crime in the last 5 years among the suspects.
THEY SENT MONEY UNDER THE NAME OF EXPENSES
It was stated that suspicious customs consultancy firms and their employees made money transfers to suspicious customs personnel under the name of "Expenses". It was also reported that the bribery crime was determined to be made in cash payments in addition to bank transfers, in the form of gold and foreign currency, during the ongoing monitoring. The amount of money involved in the bribery crime is estimated to be around 50 million TL.