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| Truck crackdown points to PKK mole in NATO |
| 2007-08-15 |
| Security agencies revealed that Hakan A., the driver of the truck captured last week that contained technological equipment bound for the terrorist PKK's mountainhold received his load from a Turk employed at a NATO base in Giessen, Germany. The equipment, which was seized in a joint operation by the police and National Intelligence organization (MÝT), does not belong to NATO. According to information received by the daily Milliyet, security units were tracing Hakan A.'s connections when they obtained an important clue. They discovered that Hakan A. was working as a truck driver for a multinational firm that carried logistical NATO equipment to northern Iraq, and that he was delivering equipment he received from a Turk he met during his visits to the NATO base in Giessen to the PKK's mountain cadre. MIT officers followed the truck from Germany to the Turkish border checkpoint in Kapýkule. Security General Directorate's (EGM) Intelligence Department took over the operation following the truck's passage through the border. On his way to Mersin, Hakan A. contacted a PKK courier and arranged a rendezvous. When the agent failed to appear, Hakan A. decided to head back. He was arrested while preparing for his return. Six wireless radio handsets, six mobile wireless devices, 60 body-heaters, and large quantities of medical equipment were found when the truck was searched. The investigation seeks to discover how the equipment was acquired. EGM will report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and request aid from German authorities for the investigation. |
| Posted by:lotp |