Türkiye extradites Daltonlar member Gökhan Şahin, wanted under Red Notice, from Georgia

The Interior Ministry announced that Gökhan Şahin, a member of the Daltonlar organized crime group wanted under a Red Notice for various offenses, particularly drug trafficking, had been brought from Georgia to Türkiye. The extradition was carried out through a joint operation by the police and the National Intelligence Organization.

The Interior Ministry announced that Gökhan Şahin, a member of the Daltonlar organized crime group wanted internationally under a Red Notice, had been extradited from Georgia to Türkiye. According to the ministry's statement, Şahin was brought to Türkiye as a result of joint efforts coordinated by the Interpol-Europol Department of the General Directorate of Security and the National Intelligence Organization.

Şahin was wanted under a Red Notice issued by judicial authorities for the offenses of "trafficking or supplying drugs or psychotropic substances" and "selling, purchasing, carrying or possessing knives or other tools without authorization."

Gökhan Şahin extradited from Georgia to Türkiye

He was also wanted for armed robbery and membership in a criminal organization

According to the ministry, Şahin was also the subject of a national wanted notice for "armed robbery committed by multiple people to benefit a criminal organization" and "membership in an organization established to commit crimes."

Daltonlar is among the organized crime groups targeted in operations conducted recently in various provinces, particularly Istanbul. Efforts led by the police and the National Intelligence Organization in international cooperation to apprehend and extradite group members who fled abroad to Türkiye are continuing.

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