The 44-year-old was captured in Istanbul along with 36 others in a sting opertion against an ‘armed, organised crime ring’
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Suspected Australian drug trafficker Hakan Ayik has been arrested in Turkey alongside 36 others involved in an “international armed organised crime” group, Turkish officials say.
The arrests, which allegedly happened in Istanbul, also included some individuals sought by authorities in the US and New Zealand.
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