29.03.2025 13:40
A suspect who had been wanted for 4 years in Rize was found to have a tunnel hidden under a washing machine in his house that led to the forest. It was also determined that he was preparing for possible operations against him and was monitoring the area around the house with security cameras. The individual has been taken into custody.
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In the Kurtuluş village of the Ardeşen district, a work has been initiated to capture 51-year-old İ.H., who has been wanted since 2021 for crimes including 'armed robbery by multiple persons, intentional injury, insult, resisting the performance of duty, and threats.' It was determined that İ.H. was preparing for operations against him, had prepared a secret tunnel for escape, and was monitoring the surroundings of his house with cameras.
TUNNEL BLOCKED WITH A WASHING MACHINE
Following the meticulously conducted operation by the gendarmerie, İ.H. was caught and detained by the gendarmerie personnel while trying to escape to a wooded area through the secret tunnel he had prepared beneath his residence. It was observed that İ.H. had hidden the entrance of the tunnel under the washing machine, and that the washing machine could be moved aside on a rail system to access the tunnel.
USED AS AN ILLEGAL WEAPONS WORKSHOP
On the other hand, during the meticulously and systematically conducted search, it was determined that the residence was also used as an illegal weapons workshop. A total of 7 unlicensed 9mm pistols, 22 semi-finished pistol bodies, 22 semi-finished pistol upper covers, 22 semi-finished pistol barrels, 44 pistol grip covers, 35 pistol springs, 10 firing pins, 12 semi-finished trigger mechanisms, 12 pistol pins, 12 semi-finished hammer mechanisms, 22 pistol magazines, 48 9mm pistol cartridges, 2 laptops, and 17 books classified as prohibited publications were seized from hidden compartments referred to as caches. Despite all his efforts, the suspect İ.H., who could not escape from the gendarmerie, was arrested by the court after the completion of judicial proceedings against him.
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