Document Counterfeiting and Money Laundering: Russian Leader of Organized Crime Arrested in Turkey
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Shamil Amirov, one of the leaders of the Russian group "Thieves in the Law" was detained in Istanbul. This was reported by Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikai in his message on social network X.
«We undertake to clean up our country from international and national organized criminal organizations», - stressed the minister.
According to Haberport, he is 45 years old and was born in the USSR in 1978. The newspaper also claims that he was previously wanted in Russia, although the electronic databases of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs do not contain relevant information.
Amirov’s detention, according to Haberport, is linked to a criminal case involving Turkish bloggers Dylan and Engin Polat.
They became famous for their social media publications, demonstrating a luxurious lifestyle with expensive jewelry, cars, and other luxury items. On suspicion of money laundering, forgery, and tax evasion, a couple and 12 others were arrested in early November. The property of bloggers and their relatives was confiscated.
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