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22 detained in Ankara illegal betting probe: 231 million lira moved
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office detained 22 of 31 suspects who used Papara accounts to pay the illegal betting site “PEKİNBET”. A MASAK review found that account movements totalled 231.3 million lira.
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced the launch of an investigation into 31 suspects who were found to have facilitated payments to an illegal betting site.
The investigation found that the suspects used Papara accounts belonging to Papara Elektronik Para ve Ödeme Hizmetleri A.Ş. to make multiple payments on the illegal betting site “PEKİNBET”.
A review coordinated by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) found that the total activity across the suspects' bank, crypto and electronic money accounts reached 231.3 million lira. The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said the operation was conducted as part of a “Follow-up Cyber Crime Investigation Activity”.
Teams from the Ankara Provincial Gendarmerie Command’s Cyber Crime Branch Directorate carried out simultaneous operations in 22 provinces centered on Ankara. Of the 31 suspects with detention warrants, 22 were taken into custody. Efforts to apprehend the remaining 9 suspects are ongoing.
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