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BackIstanbul Police Conducted a Cocaine Operation in Çatalca
Istanbul Police Conducted a Cocaine Operation in Çatalca
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Istanbul Police Conducted a Cocaine Operation in Çatalca

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  • Istanbul Police Department Anti-Narcotic Crimes Branch Directorate teams, together with the Intelligence Branch Directorate, carried out an operation on a house, a car and a truck in Çatalca.
  • During the operation, 2 suspects were caught and 11.5 kilograms of cocaine were seized.

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Istanbul Police Department organizes regular operations within the framework of the fight against narcotic crimes.

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Istanbul Police Department Anti-Narcotic Crimes Branch Directorate teams, together with the Intelligence Branch Directorate, carried out a study against the crime of 'Manufacturing and trading drugs or stimulants'.

As part of the work, an operation was carried out on a house, a car and a truck in Çatalca on September 15, 2026.

2 SUSPECTS CAUGHT

Two suspects were caught and detained during the operation. During the searches, 11 kilos and 500 grams of cocaine were seized. It was learned that the detained suspects will be transferred to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station.

Open Questions

  • What are the identities of the suspects?
  • Where was the source and destination of cocaine?
  • Whether the operation was based on previous information

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OrganizationsIstanbul Police DepartmentAnti-Narcotic Crimes Branch DirectorateIntelligence Branch Directorate
PlacesÇatalcaIstanbul
Topicssafetynarcoticcocaineforkcacaoperationsuspicious
This article was originally published by Cumhuriyet.

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