Australia’s most needed man, Hakan Ayik, arrested in Turkey

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By Information.com.au

Hakan Ayik, Australia’s most needed man, has been arrested in Turkey.

Ayik, a former member of the Sydney Comanchero bikie gang, has been needed by Australian authorities since leaving the nation in 2010.

The arrest of Ayik and different recognized Australian figures, together with Baris Tukel, Erkan Dogan, and Sibel Arif, was detailed in an article on Turkish information website SonDakika.com.

Closely armed police have been concerned within the arrests, and a major amount of money was allegedly seized.

The Turkish web site reported {that a} complete of 37 folks have been captured.

The Turkish Minister of Inner Affairs Ali Yerlikaya introduced that roughly $250 million ($161 million USD) in property have been seized through the raid.

“Gang leaders, together with Turkish citizen organisation managers and members, in addition to overseas nationwide organisation members, come to our nation and proceed their prison actions, and attempt to ship the medication they procured from South America to Australia, the Netherlands and Hong Kong through South Korea and South Africa, and commit them on a worldwide scale,” his assertion learn.

“It has been decided that they’re attempting to launder the earnings they obtained from crimes in our nation.”

Ayik was needed on an Interpol crimson discover by authorities in each Australia and the USA.

Ayik, referred to as “Huge Hux” or the “Fb Gangster,” allegedly grew to become a significant drug importer whereas dwelling in exile in Turkey and had undergone cosmetic surgery to change his look.

The arrest by Turkish authorities is taken into account probably the most vital within the nation’s underworld historical past.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledged the Turkish Nationwide Police for his or her efforts in focusing on alleged transnational critical organised criminals.

Regardless of the numerous arrests, it’s unlikely that Ayik, whose wealth is estimated to be roughly $800 million ($515 million USD), shall be extradited to Australia resulting from his Turkish citizenship.

“Turkey is a regional chief within the international battle in opposition to transnational critical organised crime,” the AFP assertion learn.

“The AFP is posted in Turkey and has witnessed the Turkish Nationwide Police’s willpower in disrupting, arresting and charging alleged organised crime figures.

“The AFP, via its worldwide command, continues to work with its worldwide companions to fight transnational critical organised crime.

“The AFP has supplied help to the Turkish Nationwide Police via Operation Achieve and the AFP’s Publish in Ankara.”