According to Anadolu News Agency, the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office organized the illegal gambling operation.
It is stated that detention orders have been issued against 24 suspects in this illegal gambling operation.
AA reported that an investigation was launched by the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office as part of the fight against illegal and virtual gambling, and detention warrants were issued for 24 suspects who were determined to have transferred a total of 3.665 billion liras.
It was announced that 15 of the 24 suspects have been arrested and nine are still wanted.
The Director of Public Prosecutions announced that in 2023, approximately 1.2 billion lire was transferred through 807 individual transactions to the accounts of individuals who transferred money to the Paribahis 849 website for illegal gambling purposes. The total transaction amount reached $3.665 billion.
The report states that the transfers in question were made through Paribu Technology Inc., Papara Electronic Money Inc., Binance TR (BN Technology Inc.), and Nesine (D Electronic Chance Games and Publishing Inc.) within the scope of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office.
The statement also said it was determined that illegal gambling proceeds were laundered through digital platforms.
A statement from the Director of Public Prosecutions said: “…Given the scale of the transfers detected as a result of this operation within the scope of illegal gambling games and the tax losses caused by it, as well as the fact that the suspects involved are young people in their 20s, the fight against this economic and sociological problem facing our country will continue without interruption.”
*This is not investment advice.
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