According to information shared by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office and the General Directorate of Security’s Anti-Drug and Crime Prevention Directorate, the investigation was conducted by the Istanbul Municipal Police Anti-Drug and Crime Prevention Branch. The “KUYU-4” operation was based in Istanbul and organized in Ankara, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Muğla, Mersin, Antalya, Kocaeli, Hakkari, Mardin, Van and Balikesir. Four organizations led by Mert (Orhan) Unyan, Ibrahim Kurtal, Aydın Razaki and Recep Ozildız were found to be involved in a total of three tons and 367 kilograms of narcotics and stimulants that were seized as a result of the operation targeting Turkey and various countries.
The suspect, a member of a drug crime organization and the mastermind of which is Mert (Orhan) Unaan. They transported cocaine, heroin and skunk from the Middle East, South America and the Balkan countries to Turkey and European countries. The suspect ED, who held a management position in the organization, was responsible for the skunk brought to Turkey from the Balkans. Heroin supplied from Middle Eastern countries, AN, S. Managers named İ., E.Ş., LT, Ö.A., TA, MAA and İ.A. managed all field operations and the criminal organization they managed. They were responsible for 2 tons (457 kg) of drugs seized in Turkey and other countries, and it was found that the criminal proceeds from drug trafficking were laundered in hotel management, tourism, jewelry, foreign currency exchange and construction sectors.
The suspects are members of a drug crime organization known in our country as the “Kurtal” group, whose mastermind is Ibrahim Kurtal. They have significant activity in the transportation of heroin to European countries, especially Turkey, and were found to be responsible for 372 kilograms of heroin seized in Russia and the Netherlands. In this connection, the managers of the organization named SK, ZK, EP, MT, and MT played an active role in field operations.
The suspect is a member of a drug crime organization whose mastermind is Aydin Razaki. The mastermind Aydin Razaki was responsible for selling and transferring heroin obtained from the Middle East to European countries and laundering it through his own casinos abroad, transporting cocaine obtained from South American countries to European countries, and ecstasy obtained from European countries to Turkey. It was found that the criminal organization, which includes individuals named MK, EY, VC, and TD, transported a total of 490 kilograms of heroin seized in Iran and Poland and 100,000 units of ecstasy seized in our country.
The suspects, members of a drug gang led by Recep Ozilduz, were found to be responsible for 51 kilograms of heroin seized in operations in Turkey in recent years.
In addition, 200 properties, 85 cars, 30 partnership shares and all bank assets totalling TL 11 billion were seized during the operation.
As a result of the operation, 13 unlicensed pistols, one unlicensed rifle, three currency counting machines, large amounts of foreign currency and Turkish lira, gold and jewels were seized.
Operation KUYU-4 was conducted against 4️⃣ separate organized crime syndicates for international narcotics trafficking and laundering of criminal proceeds, and the masterminds of these organized crime syndicates.
1️⃣ Melt (Orhan) Unaan,
2️⃣ Ibrahim Kurtal,
3️⃣ Aydin Razaki… pic.twitter.com/uOJKou0taU
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) June 8, 2024
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