The Turkish police acquired Ferrari, Bentley, and Porsche without paying

• Published date: 07 April 2024
• Author: UDI ETZION/WALLA!
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Ercan Ayık is a well-known Turkish drug trafficking gang leader, who operated mainly in Australia. Recently, he was arrested by the Turkish police, and he was not caught alone. Along with him, 37 of his men were arrested and assets worth $250 million were seized

Among those assets were sports and luxury cars purchased by the gang with drug money. This week, the new Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, revealed what the local police did with the cars: with the approval of the Istanbul court, they recruited them into their ranks.

The list includes, among others, a Ferrari 488, Bentley Continental, Porsche Taycan, and Audi RS6, alongside many off-road leisure vehicles from Mercedes and Land Rover. In Israeli terms, there is a fleet here worth more than NIS 20M.

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