09.08.2026 17:00
Istanbul police caught a suspect, one of the leaders of the Karacellatlar criminal organization involved in three different crimes in 2024, while he was trying to flee abroad in a hidden compartment of a truck at the Hamzabeyli Border Gate in Edirne.
In the operations conducted against a criminal organization in Istanbul, a suspect identified as S.G., found to have been involved in 3 different criminal acts in 2024, was caught while trying to flee abroad in a hidden compartment of a truck.
OPERATION AGAINST THE KARACELATLAR CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Organized Crime Branch launched an operation to uncover the activities of the Karacellatlar Criminal Organization, allegedly led by S.Ö., who is a fugitive abroad.
CAUGHT IN THE TRUCK'S HIDDEN COMPARTMENT
As part of the operations, it was determined that the suspect S.G., found to have been involved in 3 different criminal acts in 2024, was attempting to flee abroad. The suspect S.G. was caught on August 8, 2026, while trying to exit through the Hamzabeyli Customs Gate in Edirne with a truck.
During checks by customs enforcement officers, it was determined that S.G. was trying to leave the country illegally by hiding in a prepared hidden compartment of the truck. The suspect was taken into custody by the teams. It was learned that the investigation proceedings against S.G. are ongoing.