Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya announced that the organized crime group, led by İsmail Yavuz, was destroyed in the "Mahzen-2" operations carried out in 31 provinces centered in Balıkesir. During the operations, 8 suspects who were members of the organized crime group, including the ringleader, were caught.
Minister Yerlikaya noted that as a result of simultaneous operations, hunting rifles, various amounts of drugs and many mobile phones that were found to be used in the crime were seized.