ALBAWABA - Turkey's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Wednesday that authorities have arrested 56 people wanted for the Interpol by 18 countries.
Yerlikaya said that the "Cage-28" operation was carried out simultaneously in 11 provinces under an Interpol Red Notice.
He said: "I commend our brave police officers who conducted the operation in the early hours of this morning. May they be safeguarded from any harm. Our nation's prayers are with you. Our government will always pursue and hold accountable terrorists, their accomplices, organized crime syndicates, drug traffickers and criminal networks."
Ali Yerlikaya maintained: "They will be dealt with decisively, and this will persist."
In detail, the Turkish minister said that the operation was carried out in accordance between the Interpol-Europol Department, the Presidency of fight against trafficking and organized crimes (KOM), the General Directorate of Security Intelligence Directorate, as well as provincial police directorates in Istanbul, Antalya, Sakarya, Bolu, Çanakkale, Eskişehir, Izmir, Manisa, Muğla, Şanlıurfa and Yalova.
Furthermore, according to the minister, the Interpol issued a Red Notice across 11 provinces and involving 18 countries, including the United States (US), Germany, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Belarus, Morocco, Palestine, India, Israel, Iran, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan and Jordan.
