Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya introduced the profitable execution of the “Çengel-3” operations, revealing the confiscation of roughly 1 million liters of smuggled gas in a simultaneous crackdown throughout 46 provinces all through the nation. Yerlikaya shared this info on Thursday through his social media platform.
These intensive operations had been carried out below the coordinated efforts of the Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Directorate of the General Directorate of Security. The actions concerned the energetic participation of anti-smuggling crime department workplaces from provincial police directorates and the Revenue Administration, spanning provinces resembling Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir.
The major goal of this large-scale operation was to forestall environmental degradation brought on by the unlawful distribution of gas and to dismantle the illicit actions of felony syndicates.
According to Yerlikaya, a complete of 278 areas had been searched through the operations, leading to vital seizures and actions taken.
“Approximately 1 million liters of smuggled fuel, valued at around TL 38 million ($1.31 million), were confiscated. Legal measures were initiated against 91 individuals, while administrative actions were undertaken against 43 individuals, amounting to a total of TL 20 million in administrative fines.”
Yerlikaya additionally highlighted the participation of provincial models of the Revenue Administration, which contributed to the profitable operation. Through joint evaluation with the Revenue Administration, the operations prevented a tax loss estimated at round TL 13 million.
Commending the devoted efforts of the regulation enforcement officers and Revenue Administration workers concerned within the operations, Minister Yerlikaya affirmed the federal government’s ongoing dedication to fight smuggling and counterfeit actions nationwide.
He emphasised the intention to accentuate and maintain such counter-operations to curb unlawful actions all through the nation.
Source: www.dailysabah.com