{"id":6300,"date":"2025-04-09T03:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T03:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/dozens-of-turkish-customs-officers-detained-in-graft-probe-at-europes-busiest-border-crossing\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T03:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T03:42:44","slug":"dozens-of-turkish-customs-officers-detained-in-graft-probe-at-europes-busiest-border-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/dozens-of-turkish-customs-officers-detained-in-graft-probe-at-europes-busiest-border-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of Turkish customs officers detained in graft probe at Europe\u2019s busiest border crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1266510\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/turkey_police_shutterstock_web-320x200.jpg?v=1703849537\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/turkey_police_shutterstock_web.jpg?v=1703849537\" alt=\"Dozens of Turkish customs officers detained in graft probe at Europe\u2019s busiest border crossing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/turkey_police_shutterstock_web-960x600.jpg?v=1703849538\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Dozens of Turkish customs officers have been detained in a bribery investigation focused on Europe\u2019s busiest border crossing, state-run media reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Anadolu Agency said 38 officers were arrested in a probe by the Edirne Chief Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office into graft at the Kapikule border gate on the Turkey-Bulgaria frontier.<\/p>\n<p>A police surveillance operation set up in January discovered staff taking money from people entering and exiting Turkey at the crossing, which lies on the E80 highway, Anadolu reported.<\/p>\n<p>The addresses of the 38 suspects were raided, during which police allegedly uncovered European, US and Turkish currency to the value of more than $40,000.<\/p>\n<p>Arrest warrants were also issued for 350 people suspected of paying bribes.<\/p>\n<p>The crossing, which faces Bulgaria\u2019s Kapitan Andreevo border post, is described as Europe\u2019s busiest by the European Union\u2019s border agency, Frontex. It is the main land route into Turkey for Europe\u2019s large Turkish diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Turkey is an established route for smugglers transporting people, weapons and drugs. 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Dozens of Turkish customs officers have been detained in a bribery investigation focused on Europe\u2019s busiest border crossing, state-run media reported Tuesday. Anadolu Agency said 38 officers were arrested in a probe by the Edirne Chief Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office into graft at the Kapikule border gate on the Turkey-Bulgaria frontier. 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