A suspect with a finalized 23-year prison sentence was caught in Esenyurt.

A suspect with a finalized 23-year prison sentence was caught in Esenyurt.

03.11.2026 23:03

In an operation in Esenyurt targeting the Daltonlar armed criminal organization, M.S., who had a finalized 23-year prison sentence for 6 different crimes, was apprehended. It was determined that the suspect was linked to the organization's leaders abroad and was preparing to flee.

Teams of the Istanbul Police Department's Organized Crime Combating Branch Directorate and Intelligence Branch Directorate launched an operation against an armed criminal organization under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. During the work carried out, it was determined that M.S., who was found to be linked to the structure led by the organization's leader, about whom a red notice decision had been issued and who was determined to be abroad, was hiding in a safe house in Esenyurt. It was determined that the suspect had a total of 23 years of final prison sentence for 6 different crimes and was preparing to flee abroad.

OPERATION CARRIED OUT ON SAFE HOUSE

An operation was carried out today at the address identified in Esenyurt. M.S. was detained in the operation. It was learned that the suspect's statement procedures at the police station are ongoing.

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