In a nationwide crackdown dubbed “Cage,” Türkiye efficiently dismantled 420 legal organizations in 2023, the Interior Ministry reported.
Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, safety forces focused and disrupted 11 worldwide, 14 nationwide, 56 regional and 339 native crime rings all through the nation, in line with Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya’s assertion on Thursday through the social media platform X.
Regardless of their scale or modus operandi, Yerlikaya emphasised the nation’s unwavering willpower to rid Türkiye of each nationwide and worldwide organized crime networks and drug traffickers. He acknowledged, “Whether large or small, with whatever bulletin they are associated, we are committed to cleansing Türkiye from national and international organized crime syndicates and drug traffickers.”
Providing particulars on the dismantled legal teams, Yerlikaya revealed that amongst them had been six worldwide, two nationwide, 13 regional and 121 native extremely armed organized crime gangs. Furthermore, he outlined that, based mostly on the dedicated offenses, 270 had been labeled as organized crime, 128 as narcotics associated and 22 as cybercrime syndicates.
“While combating criminals beyond our borders, ignoring those within our cities is never and cannot be an option. We enter the dens of mountain bandits just as we mount operations against urban criminals and will continue to do so,” Yerlikaya burdened.
He congratulated the heroic police and gendarmerie personnel concerned within the operations, stating: “I commend our heroic police and gendarmerie who organize these operations. We will continue to be on the heels of organized crime syndicates for the peace and security of our country.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com