A British man accused of being the “ringleader” of an armed medication gang has been arrested in Turkey – after being made the topic of an Interpol purple discover.
Shaun Monaghan was detained by armed police who swooped on a lodge room on Tuesday.
He was held in Istanbul‘s Fatih district, a day after Interpol issued a discover for his arrest.
Monaghan is accused of heading up a gang that’s allegedly accountable for the distribution of “large amounts” of cocaine and heroin in England.
According to Turkey‘s inside minister, Ali Yerlikaya, who introduced Monaghan’s arrest on social media on Wednesday, the gang can also be concerned within the unlawful arms commerce.
“It has been determined that the organisation has a large number of long-barrelled and pistol-type weapons and ammunition,” Mr Yerlikaya stated in a put up on X.
According to Mr Yerlikaya, who additionally included in his put up a video of armed police arresting Monaghan in a lodge room in Turkey, the suspect arrived within the nation in October.
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Last month, Mr Yerlikaya stated Turkey had captured Hakan Ayik, a prime fugitive needed in Australia for drug smuggling, and 36 others allegedly concerned in a global organised crime ring that has additionally been pursued by US and New Zealand authorities.
The minister additionally stated on the weekend that police had captured Shamil Amirov, a senior determine in an organised crime group referred to as “Thieves in Law”, which operates in Russia.
Source: information.sky.com”