[p]Besides over 840,000 euros ($970,000) as well as various other currencies, the eight-and-a-half-hour-long raid at the ultrAslan chief's house also yielded a handgun, ammunition and four bulletproof vests, according to the DHA and IHA news agencies.[/p][p]Sebahattin Sirin, who was arrested on Sunday, is accused of selling tickets on the black market, causing breaches of the peace inside sports stadiums and spreading false information.[/p][p]The previous day, the ultras chief accused Turkey's justice minister Akin Gurlek on X of being part of a "group within the state that wants to make [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a] champions this season" at the expense of the reigning Super Lig winners.[/p][p]Neither the minister nor Fenerbahce, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a]'s bitter cross-town rivals, has responded publicly to that accusation.[/p]
€840k discovered at chief of Galatasaray ultras' home in police raid
Turkish police have discovered more than $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.
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