Kurdish crime syndicate founded around 1960 in Lice, Turkey by Mehmet Said Baybaşin. Initially involved in cannabis and opium cultivation, later expanded into heroin production and trafficking. Active in Turkey and Western Europe, known for strong family ties and involvement in drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and murder. Currently led by Abdullah Baybaşin.
CRIMENET has extracted 9 linkages for this organization, including 4 cooperative ties across 4 organizations, 4 conflicts across 3 organizations, 1 other connections and footprints in 5 countries.
Territory: Turkey and Western Europe ( Belgium , France , Germany , Ireland , Netherlands , United Kingdom )
Territory: Turkey and Western Europe ( Belgium , France , Germany , Ireland , Netherlands , United Kingdom )
Territory: Turkey and Western Europe ( Belgium , France , Germany , Ireland , Netherlands , United Kingdom )
Territory: Turkey and Western Europe ( Belgium , France , Germany , Ireland , Netherlands , United Kingdom )
In the late 1990s, the Baybaşin brothers controlled 90% of the British drugs market.