DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Three Kurdish U.S.-baked militants have been arrested in northern Syria in possession of $2 million, Turkish daily newspaper Daily Sabah reported.
The militants belonged to the so-called People’s Protection Units (YPG) and were said to be gathering intelligence about the security forces deployed in the region.
They were arrested in the town of Al-Rai in an operation.
The report added that the $2 million found in their possession was meant to be delivered to the group’s Manbij branch.
According to Turkish-based think-tank SETA, the group has an annual income of up to $1.5 billion generated from drug trafficking in Europe.
Turkey has designated the YPG a terrorist organization, claiming it to be an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which is banned in the country and is listed as a terror group by the U.S. and EU.
In January, the U.S. Justice Department announced that the YPG is a "sub-affiliate of” the PKK group.
According to Turkey, the PKK terrorist group has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.