Türkiye destroys three criminal gangs VIDEO

Operation Mahzen-12 has been simultaneously carried out against the criminal gangs in four Turkish provinces.

“Three criminal gangs were destroyed and 22 suspects were detained, including their leaders Seyithan Durdu in Van, Abdulmuttalip Kurtoglu in Gaziantep and Dogan Sabuncu in Kirklareli during Operation Mahzen-12, carried out simultaneously in four provinces, including Van, Gaziantep and Kirklareli,” Caliber.Az reports citing Turkish Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya’s message on X.

Van, Gaziantep ve Kırklareli merkezli 4️⃣ ilde eş zamanlı olarak Jandarma tarafından düzenlenen "MAHZEN-12" operasyonlarında;
❗Van'da Seyithan Durdu'nun (Düzensiz göçmen Kaçakçısı Organize Suç Örgütü),
❗️Gaziantep'te Abdulmuttalip Kurtoğlu’nun (Nitelikli Dolandırıcı Organize Suç… pic.twitter.com/jeSQQkOQWi

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) March 18, 2024

Yerlikaya expressed a strong message against those who threaten public peace, stating that the authorities will not allow organised crime groups and gangs any leeway, regardless of their size.

"We will dismantle organised crime groups and bring them to justice. There is no place for you on our streets," he said.