Raid at Galatasaray ultras chief's home yields US$1.3mln
ISTANBUL, (Turkiye): Turkish police have discovered more than US$1.3 million in cash alongside gold and jewellery at the home of the leader of the top supporters’ group for the Istanbul football club Galatasaray, Turkish media reported on Monday.
Turkish police made a substantial discovery on Monday, uncovering over US$1.3 million in cash, along with gold, jewelry, a handgun, ammunition, and four bulletproof vests at the residence of Sebahattin Sirin, the leader of the Galatasaray ultras group, according to Turkish media reports. The eight-and-a-half-hour-long raid also recovered various other currencies totaling more than 840,000 euros.
Sirin was apprehended on Sunday and faces charges of selling tickets on the black market, causing disturbances in sports stadiums, and spreading false information. The ultras chief had previously accused Turkey's justice minister, Akin Gurlek, on X of being part of a state group aiming to make Fenerbahce champions this season, at the expense of Galatasaray, their fierce rivals in the Super Lig. Neither Gurlek nor Fenerbahce have commented publicly on Sirin's accusations.
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