Poland, Bulgaria extradite top ‘Daltonlar’ gang fugitives to Türkiye
Turkish Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime, Narcotics Crime, and Intelligence officers escort two extradited fugitives from Poland and Bulgaria on Feb 28, 2025. (Photo via X/@AliYerlikaya)
Türkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Friday that two fugitives listed under a Red Notice—Sinan Memi from Poland and Atakan Avci from Bulgaria—have been extradited to Türkiye.
In a statement on his X account, Yerlikaya confirmed that both individuals were transported to Ankara aboard a gendarmerie aircraft.
“TÜRK POLİSİNDEN KAÇAMAZSINIZ”❗
🟥 Kırmızı Bültenle aradığımız daltonlar organize suç örgütünün üst düzey yöneticilerinden Sinan Memi’yi Polonya’dan
🟥Kırmızı Bültenle aradığımız Zehir Taciri Atakan Avcı’yı Bulgaristan’dan ülkemize geri getirdik.Aziz Milletimizin Bilmesini… pic.twitter.com/E2IpviD0Ti
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) February 28, 2025
Sinan Memi, identified as one of the ringleaders of the criminal group “Daltonlar,” was detained in Poland on Nov. 2, 2024.
Atakan Avci, a convicted drug trafficker serving a 30-year sentence, had been wanted under an international Red Notice for a year.
Thanking Turkish law enforcement and intelligence authorities, Yerlikaya stated, “Regardless of their size or which country they flee to, we will track down and bring back every member of organized crime groups and drug traffickers one by one. They cannot escape from us.”
