When it comes to the case of the group suspected of usury and money laundering, 11 persons have been arrested, whereas one man, 35-year-old B.K., is at large.
The Interior Ministry said criminal charges had been filed against all 12. B.K., L.L. (29), D.V. (29), A.T. (29), D.L. (32), M.V. (25), M.N. (36), A.T. (32), and Z.A. (42), who have already been arrested, are suspected of co-offending or helping during the commission of the crimes, while M.K. (72), P.K. (41), and G.S. (46) are suspected only of money laundering.
The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that an order had been issued to conduct an investigation against the 12 people. Also, prosecutors will submit a detention measure proposal for the suspects.
According to police, from the start of 2022 to 23 October 2025, they were organised in a criminal group engaged in giving money on the basis of an agreement, which saw deals on disproportionate property benefit in the form of money, assets, or real estate.
The money that the damaged persons would repay in a disproportionate fashion would be transferred to the accounts of suspects at a bank or put in a safe, which was followed by it being entered into legal financial flows in different manners, according to the press-release.
There are suspicions that the 12 persons, together with a suspected legal entity, as an organised criminal group, illegally made over two million euros.
They would transfer one part of the money to legal entities and physical persons, use another part for their own needs of life, buy movables and immovables, while big amounts were taken out in cash, the Ministry also said.