"As a result of the operation carried out by the Cyber Crime Division of the Mersin Province Police Department against illegal gamblers in 18 provinces, 86 suspects were detained," Report informs, citing TRT Haber.
According to the information, the network manages a cash flow of TRY 190 million ($ 22,073,530) on the TRY 65 million ($ 7,551,471) digital currency platforms.
The suspects, who set up a website from Armenia, opened digital currency accounts in the names of 273 people. They were found to be gambling illegally from Armenia.
Police detained 86 people in a simultaneous operation in Mersin, Antalya, Aydin, Batman, Bolu, Bursa, Denizli, Gaziantep, Giresun, Istanbul, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Manisa, Muğla, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, and Zonguldak.
Daily, weekly, and monthly accounting records of betting games, profit tables, 31 mobile phones, 8 computers, TRY 23,635 obtained as a result of the crime were seized from the addresses where the suspects lived.
Operation is underway to detain another 31 witnesses.