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2026-10-16 23:18:12 UTC

BitcoinNews on Nostr: 🇹🇷 TURKISH POLICE ARREST THREE BODYGUARDS OF HEX FOUNDER RICHARD HEART, SEIZE ...

🇹🇷 TURKISH POLICE ARREST THREE BODYGUARDS OF HEX FOUNDER RICHARD HEART, SEIZE OVER $7 MILLION IN CASH

Turkish authorities have arrested three bodyguards of Richard Heart (Richard James Schueller) following his October 14 detention in Istanbul on an Interpol Red Notice related to alleged cryptocurrency fraud.

Police raided 15 properties across Istanbul, reportedly seizing:

- $7.15 million in cash
- 6 cryptocurrency cold wallets
- 4 rifles and 3 unlicensed handguns
- 1,400 rounds of ammunition
- 11 desktop computers and 12 laptops
- 19 external hard drives and 46 USB drives
- 29 mobile phones and 19 graphics cards
- Luxury watches, handbags, and jewelry

The investigation remains ongoing, with five suspects reportedly in custody.