A fugitive wanted in İzmir for 14 years was caught before he could hide in the pit he had dug in the room! He had a finalized sentence of 10.5 years.

A fugitive wanted in İzmir for 14 years was caught before he could hide in the pit he had dug in the room! He had a finalized sentence of 10.5 years.

01.11.2026 11:31

In the Tire district of İzmir, Ş.K. (59), who had a finalized prison sentence of 10.5 years for the crimes of "premeditated murder" and drug trafficking and had been wanted for 14 years, was caught in a house in Kireli Neighborhood. In the joint operation by the police and gendarmerie, it was determined that the fugitive had dug a well inside the house and created a hidden compartment. Ş.K. was taken into custody before he could enter and hide in this compartment.

In the Tire district of İzmir, Ş.K. (59), who had been wanted for 14 years with a finalized 10.5-year prison sentence, was caught. Ş.K. was taken into custody through the joint work of police and gendarmerie teams before he could enter and hide in a secret compartment he had dug inside a house.

HE WAS HIDING IN A HOUSE IN KİRELİ NEIGHBORHOOD

In the work carried out by the Tire Police Department and District Gendarmerie Command teams, it was determined that Ş.K., who was convicted of the crimes of 'deliberate killing' and 'selling and supplying narcotic or stimulant substances,' was hiding in a house in Kireli Neighborhood. After also examining the surroundings of the house with a drone, the teams carried out a raid.

HE DUG A PIT INSIDE THE HOUSE

In the operation targeting the house in question, it was determined that a pit had been dug in an area inside the house by Ş.K. and a secret area had been created. Ş.K. was caught before he could enter the secret compartment he had prepared and hide. It was reported that the procedures of Ş.K., who was taken into custody, are ongoing at the police station.

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