Raid on house in resort town yields suspects, guns

AYDIN – Doğan News Agency

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Turkish police detained four suspects and seized a number of armaments in a raid organized jointly between the police and the gendarmerie on a house in the resort town of Didim in the Aegean provınce of Aydın on Jan. 7.

One unlicensed Glock pistol and two Uzi submachine guns with two silencers were seized in the house along with thousands of bullets and one drone.  One pair of binoculars and eight cell phones found in the house were also seized by the police. 

Four suspects, identified as Ş.Z.A., 53, Ş.Ç., 36, E.Y., 30, and S.G., 30, were detained in the house.  

After the suspects were taken to the police department, it was determined there were outstanding arrest warrants for some of them. 

The Istanbul Court for Serious Crimes had previously ruled for the arrest of Ş.Z.A. for producing drugs and two other crimes, while the Court of Serious Crimes in the Aegean province of İzmir had previously ruled for the arrest of suspect Ş.Ç. for selling drugs and suspect S.G. also had a criminal record. The four suspects were to be sent to court after their testimonies were taken at the police department.