The 44-year-old was captured in Istanbul along with 36 others in a sting opertion against an ‘armed, organised crime ring’
Turkey’s interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, took to X, formerly Twitter, to allege the “armed, organised crime ring” was involved in international drug trafficking and money laundering, based in Australia and led by Ayik.as among its “most wanted persons” for supplying large commercial quantities of drugs. He has been referred to in the media as “the Facebook gangster”.The Comanchero Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle gang based in Australia and south-east Asia.
He alleged Ayik subsequently took over management of the organisation and continued criminal activities. A spokesperson for the Australian Federal Police said it was “aware” of the reporting from Turkey and continued to work with international partners to combat transnational serious organised crime.
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