The Izmir Provincial Gendarmerie Command and MIT units carried out a major operation as part of efforts to cut off the financial resources of terrorist and organized crime groups and to prevent drug trafficking and use.
CAUGHT AFTER METICULOUS SURVEILLANCE: Under the coordination and instructions of the Urla Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a raid was conducted on a predetermined address in Kadıovacık Neighborhood of Urla district on July 5, 2026. Ş. G. Ş., who had a finalized 25-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and was determined to be preparing to flee abroad illegally,
was caught red-handed with a fake ID by the meticulous tracking of gendarmerie and MIT units and taken into custody. HE HAD SET UP A DRUG GREENHOUSE IN HIS HOME A detailed search of the residence where the drug dealer was hiding revealed that a special mechanism for drug production had been set up in the house.
During the searches, 2 kilograms of hashish and materials and equipment used for producing drugs through climate control were seized. Ş. G. Ş., who was taken into custody, was arrested by the judicial authorities after his procedures at the gendarmerie and sent to prison.