19.12.2025 20:40
In the ongoing drug investigation in Istanbul, the assets of Kasım Garipoğlu, for whom an arrest warrant has been issued, have been seized. During an operation conducted at an address in Sarıyer aimed at capturing Garipoğlu, 1 licensed handgun, 1 blank-firing pistol, 8 drug pills, 9 bundles of blank paper each containing 100 dollars, and 19 counterfeit dollars with their middle sections cut were seized.
Kasım Garipoğlu, who has an arrest warrant issued against him as part of a drug investigation in Istanbul, has had his assets seized.
The investigation, conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Smuggling, Narcotics, and Economic Crimes Investigation Bureau, is ongoing for the crimes of "procurement of narcotic substances" and "facilitating use and consumption."
ASSETS OF KASIM GARİPOĞLU SEIZED
It has been learned that Garipoğlu's assets have been seized as part of the investigation, in which his driver, İsmail Ahmet Akçay, was taken into custody.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Additionally, during an operation conducted at an address in Sarıyer aimed at capturing Garipoğlu, a licensed pistol, a blank-firing pistol, 8 narcotic pills, 4 pieces of crystal-like narcotics, 51 cartridge boxes believed to contain narcotic substances, 5 liquids believed to be narcotic substances, numerous devices used for drug consumption, a drug grinder, and 9 bundles of blank paper with 100 dollars on top and bottom, along with 19 counterfeit dollars with the middle sections cut, were seized.
COUSIN OF CEM GARİPOĞLU
It is known that Kasım Garipoğlu, who has an arrest warrant issued against him, is a cousin of Cem Garipoğlu, the suspect in the murder of Münevver Karabulut.