Çiftçi: 63 Wanted Suspects from 8 Countries Brought to Turkey in Past Month
33 of the suspects were wanted via Interpol Red Notice, with extraditions coming primarily from Georgia, as well as Germany, Greece, and five other nations.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced that between September 23 and October 23, a total of 63 individuals—33 wanted on Interpol Red Notices and 30 wanted at the national level—were brought to Turkey from 8 different countries.
According to data shared from Minister Çiftçi's social media account, 49 of the extradited individuals were brought from Georgia, 5 from Germany, 3 from Greece, and 2 from Kyrgyzstan, while the remaining 4 were received from Bulgaria, Moldova, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Montenegro.
It was stated that organized crime group members and drug traffickers were apprehended in operations jointly conducted by the National Police Directorate's Interpol-Europol Department, the Justice Ministry, public prosecutors' offices, Intelligence and Counter-Narcotics Directorates, and the Cyber, Public Order, and Organized Crime Departments.
The Minister emphasized that coordinated work was carried out with law enforcement units of the relevant countries and thanked Justice Ministry personnel who completed the extradition processes.
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