Operation into Turkish human trafficking gang expanded
The alleged mastermind and leader of the gang was a retired police chief.
Güncelleme: 17:26 TSİ 07 Mart 2007 Çarşamba
ANKARA - Turkish police on Wednesday expanded their operation targeting a gang involved in human trafficking to cover six separate provinces. Among those detained was a retired police chief who also worked as the security co-ordinator for the Turkish retailing company Yimpas. Police took almost one hundred people into custody who had obtained visas with false identifications for European Union countries. Through the Foreign Ministry, police have requested related documents from various embassies.