Turkey Busts an Illegal Betting Organization, Seizes 40M in Crypto

Turkish law enforcement agents detained 46 people and confiscated $40 million in crypto during an operation against a criminal betting group. Following the investigation, law enforcement agents arrested 46 individuals involved in the scheme and confiscated $40 million worth of digital assets. According to a local coverage, the Turkish police have detained the suspects across various regions in the country, including the capital Ankara, Kayseri, Van, Yozgat, and other locations.Per the accusations, the organization ran an illegal sports betting scheme and sent its yields to numerous cryptocurrency accounts. Some addresses belonged to Halil Falyali – a Turkish Cypriot businessman who was supposedly the head of a separate mafia group. Earlier this year, he was murdered at his home in Kyrenia, Cyprus.