Istanbul, April 15, 2025 (AFP) - Turkey says 234 held in massive multi-nation swoop on organised crime

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2025-04-15
Turkey's interior minister announced on Tuesday a massive operation into organised crime in five countries that led to over 200 arrests, primarily in Turkey. "This morning, a total of 234 high-level members of an organised crime group were detained, nine of whom were abroad and 225 were at home," Ali Yerlikaya told a press conference. He said simultaneous raids were carried out in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Turkey. Officials s......
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