Dozens of Turkish customs officers detained in graft probe at Europe’s busiest border crossing

Dozens of Turkish customs officers detained in graft probe at Europe's busiest border crossing

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Dozens of Turkish customs officers detained in graft probe at Europe’s busiest border crossing

ISTANBUL (AP) — Dozens of Turkish customs officers have been detained in a bribery investigation focused on Europe’s busiest border crossing, state-run media reported Tuesday. Anadolu Agency said 38 officers were arrested in a probe by the Edirne Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office into graft at the Kapikule border gate on the Turkey-Bulgaria frontier. A police surveillance operation set up in January discovered staff taking money from people enter…

A total of 38 Turkish customs officers at the Kapıkule border checkpoint with Bulgaria were detained by ...

38 customs officials detained in northern Turkey on bribery accusations - Turkish Minute

Turkish authorities have detained 38 customs officials in a bribery investigation centered on the Kapıkule border crossing with Bulgaria, one of Turkey’s busiest land checkpoints, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

38 customs officers were detained in an operation conducted as part of an investigation into bribery of customs enforcement officers on duty at the Kapıkule Border Gate. Arrest warrants were issued for 350 people as part of the operation.

38 customs enforcement officers were detained on allegations of accepting bribes at the Kapıkule Border Gate, which opens from Edirne to Bulgaria. Arrest warrants were issued for 350 people who were alleged to have paid bribes. During technical surveillance work by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command’s Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate teams, it was determined that some customs enforcement officers on duty at the Kapıkule Bord…