 It took years for the authorities to assemble the case against the kidnapping operation in Yalova and to establish its ties to Iran. In February 2022, two and a half years later, they arrested the Saloms. But they weren't the only ones who got handcuffs. The authorities had burrowed deep into the underworld network that surrounded the Saloms. They found a shady prosecutor and people connected to the most shadowy parts of Iran's government.