07.04.2026 13:32
Nine members of a gang that stole goods they had agreed to transport by loading them onto trucks were caught in simultaneous operations carried out in six provinces centered in Istanbul.
In simultaneous operations conducted in 6 provinces centered in Istanbul, 9 members of a network that stole goods they had agreed to transport by loading them onto trucks were caught. It was learned that 5 other suspects from the same network had been previously arrested in earlier operations. The police found and returned tons of aluminum plates, dozens of scrap motorcycles, and tons of ketchup that the suspects had stolen to their owners.
An investigation was launched upon receiving a report that the products the suspects wanted to transport had been stolen by the people they had agreed with. The Public Order Branch and the Fraud Bureau teams determined that the incidents were organized during their work. With permission obtained from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, technical and physical surveillance was initiated. During the operations conducted by the Fraud Bureau and the Technical Surveillance and Monitoring Bureau, the identities of the suspects were identified. 5 suspects were arrested during operations carried out over approximately 3 months of listening and surveillance. 20 tons of aluminum and 32 scrap motorcycles stolen by the suspects were seized and returned to the victims.
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS IN 6 PROVINCES
Simultaneous operations were conducted in Istanbul, Aksaray, Konya, Bursa, Kocaeli, and Gaziantep to capture the members of the network. While 9 suspects who were members of the theft network were caught and detained, a raid was also conducted on a warehouse where the suspects hid the stolen goods. During the raids, ketchup, which was reported to have a market value of 70 thousand dollars, was also seized.
THEY CHANGED THE LICENSE PLATES OF THE TRUCKS
It was determined that the suspects, who were interrogated at the Fraud Bureau, contacted victims who wanted to transport their products by posting advertisements on social media. The suspects were found to have agreed on low prices to convince their customers. It was established that the suspects changed the license plates of the trucks they loaded the goods onto and then took them to their own warehouses. The suspects, whose procedures were completed at the police station, were referred to the courthouse. 3 suspects were arrested while 6 suspects were released under judicial control.