7 criminal organization fugitives, including Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer, were caught by the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security in the countries where they were found.
According to the statement made by the Ministry of Interior, the effective struggle of the Turkish Police Service against mafia-type criminal organizations in the country continues without slowing down in the international arena. The special team formed by the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security ensured the arrest of 7 criminal organization fugitives, including Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer, in the countries where they were found, and also ensured the extradition of 84 criminals to Turkey this year.
The special team, formed within the body of the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security, continues its successful work on crime organization leaders and criminals who escaped abroad. While many criminals, including leaders of fraud, threats, looting and mafia-type crime organizations, were caught thanks to this special team formed in the countries they fled, many criminals were extradited to Turkey.
Dedicated team follows every step
A special team formed within the Police Interpol Department monitors the movements of fugitives abroad and determines their locations. Afterwards, these criminals are caught with intensive contact and effective cooperation with Interpol units of the relevant countries.
In this way, 7 criminal organization fugitives, including Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer, were caught in countries where they were found and the extradition process to Turkey was started. In addition, this year, 84 criminals were extradited to Turkey to stand trial.
7 people caught abroad are expected to be extradited
Among the leaders of the criminal organization caught abroad by Turkish Interpol and expected to be extradited to stand trial; Faruk Fatih Özer, the owner of the crypto money application Thodex, the leader of the criminal organization Barış Neck, wanted for armed attacks, Volkan Reçber, the leader of the Göl Gang, Binali Camgöz, wanted for many injuries, threats, looting, damage to the workplace, murder, the leader of the Smurfs criminal organization, nicknamed Meks Mehmet Sabri Şirin and the criminal organization leader Serkan Kurtuluş, who is wanted as the perpetrator of many incidents such as looting and murder, and his deputy Leader Camgöz.
Thodex founder's return process continues
Faruk Fatih Özer, the owner of the crypto money application Thodex, who fled to Albania on April 20, 2021 and for which a red notice was issued, was caught in Flora, Albania on August 30, 2022. Faruk Fatih Özer, who was caught after effective cooperation between Turkish Interpol and Albanian Police Service, is currently detained in Albania and the extradition process continues.
Criminal organization leader caught in Italy
Barış Neck, who was caught by Georgian Interpol as a result of the efforts of Turkish Interpol and then released with judicial control in Georgia, was caught in the hotel he entered in Rimini, Italy on 3 August 2022. Barış Neck, who carried out many armed attacks, damage to property and looting in Istanbul, was arrested in Italy, where he was caught after a red notice was issued as a result of the work carried out by the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security after he was released in Georgia. Contacts continue for the extradition process of Barış Neck.
Lake Gang leader Volkan Reçber is imprisoned in Montenegro
Volkan Reçber, the leader of the criminal organization known as Göl Gang, who entered into armed clashes with other criminal organizations in Istanbul and threw the vehicles they used in the incidents into the lake in order not to be found, was caught in Montenegro Podgorica Airport on 30 July 2022, as a result of the intense efforts of the Turkish Interpol. After Volkan Reçber was released with a judicial control decision in the trial in which he was tried in January 2021 for the crime of illegal possession of weapons in Romania, Turkish Interpol ensured that Reçber was caught in Montenegro as a result of the intelligence it obtained. The extradition process of Reçber, who was detained in Montenegro for his extradition to Turkey, continues.
The red notice was issued and captured.
Binali Camgöz, also known as “Deniz” and wanted for many injuries, threats, looting, damage to the workplace, murder crimes in İzmir, was caught in Montenegro as a result of the work of the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security. Turkish Interpol issued a red notice for Camgöz, who had a false identity card in Georgia, from which he fled illegally, and was determined to have crossed into the Balkan countries with this identity, and ensured his arrest on July 6, 2022. Camgöz is detained in Montenegro until his extradition to Turkey is completed.
Smurfs crime syndicate leader arrested in Netherlands
Mehmet Sabri Şirin, nicknamed Meks, the leader of the Şirinler crime organization, who was involved in armed looting, murder and injury, was caught in the Limburg region of the Netherlands after the red notice issued by the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security. The extradition process of Şirin, who is currently imprisoned in the Netherlands, continues.
Criminal organization leader and his assistant to be extradited from Argentina
Serkan Kurtuluş, who carried out many acts of armed attack, damage to property, looting and murder in İzmir and wanted as the leader of the criminal organization, was caught on 11 June 2020 in Argentina, together with his right-hand man, Leader Camgöz, with false identities, as a result of the attempts of the Turkish Interpol. The extradition process of persons detained in Argentina to Turkey continues.
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