63 arrested in Türkiye's nationwide anti-smuggling operations
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Turkish gendarmerie forces detained 81 suspected migrant smugglers during coordinated operations across 34 provinces, with 63 formally arrested and 2,116...
Turkish gendarmerie forces detained 81 suspected migrant smugglers during coordinated operations across 34 provinces, with 63 formally arrested and 2,116 irregular migrants intercepted, the Interior Ministry announced Friday.
The nationwide operations, conducted under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command's Department of Combating Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking, targeted networks suspected of facilitating illegal migration.
Of the 81 suspected organizers detained, 63 were formally arrested by courts, while the remaining 18 were placed under judicial supervision, the ministry said.
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