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Mehmet Recep Demir, one of the leaders of a criminal group known in the underworld as the “Boyunlar” group and subject to arrest warrants in 48 cases, has been detained in Azerbaijan.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that Anadolu Agency and other Turkish media outlets cited official state bodies in reporting the detention.
Reports circulated several months ago that Demir had secretly entered Azerbaijan.
It has now emerged that reports claiming he had died in an armed attack in Azerbaijan were false and had been deliberately spread to help him evade pursuit.
Demir was found hiding in Azerbaijan and arrested during an operation by the State Security Service (SSS), and is being held at an SSS detention facility under a court order.
Turkish law enforcement authorities are investigating the “Boyunlar” criminal organization, which has developed into a network across Europe and Asia, as well as the “Daltonlar” group that split from it.
“The Turkish Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has prepared an extradition request for Demir and sent it to Azerbaijan’s judicial authorities,” the report said.
