Türkiye and Georgia Joint Operation Nets 14 Wanted Criminals

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Georgia14 fugitives wanted for a variety of heinous crimes, such as murder, fraud, child sexual abuse, and armed robbery, have been taken into custody by Turkish and Georgian authorities in a significant cross-border raid on organized crime. Ray Haber claims that the arrests came about as a consequence of a well-planned combined operation between the Georgian police and the Turkish Interior Ministry.

International and National Warrants

Twelve of the individuals were wanted via Interpol red notices, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, while two were wanted on national warrants. After doing a great deal of intelligence, authorities found the people in Georgia and moved in to arrest them one by one.

Among those apprehended:


  • BK

    , member of the EY criminal organization, wanted for crimes including

    attempted premeditated murder, aggravated robbery, and illegal weapons possession

    .

  • AA

    and

    EO

    , sought for

    commercial fraud

    .

  • .B.

    , wanted for

    aggravated robbery, drug offenses, and aggravated theft

    .

  • OE

    , charged with

    armed residential robbery

    .

  • CS

    , accused of

    concealing crimes to avoid capture

    .

  • MY

    , wanted for

    child sexual abuse

    .

  • TL

    , accused of

    theft

    .

  • TG

    , linked to the AG criminal organization and charged with

    forming a criminal network

    .

  • NY

    and

    AY

    , sought for

    fraud

    .

  • C. .

    , wanted for

    premeditated murder

    .

  • ATG

    , charged with

    aggravated fraud

    .

  • UB

    , wanted for

    premeditated murder

    .

Extradition Process Underway

According to Yerlikaya, extradition processes have already started for all 14 suspects, guaranteeing that they would be held accountable in Turkey. He underlined that the operation shows the long-standing trust and collaboration between Georgian and Turkish law enforcement.

Minister s Statement

According to Yerlikaya, this operation is among the clearest manifestations of our tight collaboration. They will be unable to elude the Turkish Police regardless of the bulletin they are wanted under or the country they have fled to.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Turkish General Directorate of Security’s Interpol Europol Department, the Georgian State Security Service, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the police forces of both countries for their contributions to the arrests.

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