Argentine police have extradited a Turkish citizen to Turkey, who was wanted by Interpol for belonging to a criminal organization dedicated to money laundering. The individual's identity was not confirmed. He was arrested in Argentina in December last year after entering the country. In recent hours, a Turkish police commission arrived at Ezeiza International Airport, took custody of the detainee, and transferred him to Istanbul, where he will be tried for the crimes committed. The case originated in June 2021, when Turkish authorities detected highly suspicious financial movements from a virtual cryptocurrency wallet for a sum close to 3 million dollars. According to the Argentine News Agency, what particularly caught the researchers' attention was that these funds, of unknown origin, had been transferred to the account of the leader of a criminal network already under investigation. The investigations carried out by Turkish authorities established that behind these substantial transfers there was a gang dedicated to laundering assets from bets, illegal gambling activities, football, and various sporting competitions. In this context, the extradited individual was identified as an active participant in the criminal schemes, while simultaneously working as the manager of a casino in a major hotel located in northern Turkey, in the Girne Kyrenia area, on the Mediterranean coast. Likewise, as the investigation progressed, it was determined that the organization used multiple accounts to place bets and generate illicit profits.
