30.10.2026 12:31
A bankrupt jewelry craftsman in Adana entered the shop of a silver wholesaler with whom he had previously done business by cutting the door with an oxygen cylinder, stayed inside for 7 hours, and filled suitcases and sacks with approximately 115 kilograms of silver and valuable prayer beads. The suspect, who changed his appearance and painted his motorcycle, was caught and arrested after police tracked him for 10 kilometers through 980 security cameras; 55 kilograms of silver were returned to its owner.
In Adana, the suspect who robbed the workplace of a silver wholesaler with whom he had previously done business cut the door with an oxygen cylinder for 7 hours and stole approximately 115 kilograms of silver and valuable prayer beads. Teams of the Theft Bureau Branch followed the suspect across approximately 10 kilometers via 980 security cameras and caught him. The suspect was arrested, while 55 kilograms of silver seized were handed over to its owner.
The incident occurred in Kuruköprü Neighborhood of Seyhan district. According to the allegation, M.A.L., who was engaged in silver buying and selling and design, went bankrupt after his business deteriorated. The suspect, who had difficulty paying his debts, set his sights on the jewelry shop of İ.Ş. (62), with whom he had previously done business. The suspect, who had gone to the workplace beforehand and carried out reconnaissance, began waiting for the right time for the theft.
HE STAYED IN THE SHOP FOR 7 HOURS
On the day of the incident, at around 17:20, M.A.L. came to the business building and hid in the building, waiting for everyone to leave. After the business building emptied, the suspect took action and cut the shop door with the oxygen cylinder he had brought and entered. The suspect collected the processed silver, silver bullion and valuable prayer beads at the workplace and filled the products weighing approximately 115 kilograms into suitcases and sacks.
About 7 hours and 20 minutes later, at around 01:40, the suspect left the workplace, loaded some of the stolen products onto his motorcycle and left the area. However, when his motorcycle tire went flat, he had to leave some of the products by the roadside. The suspect, who went to a gas station and had his tire inflated, returned to the business building and also took the other products he had left behind.
It was determined that the suspect resorted to various methods to avoid being caught during his escape. M.A.L., who changed his appearance by putting a temporary tattoo on his arm, also removed the license plate of his motorcycle, changed some of its parts and painted the vehicle with spray paint. The suspect, who moved the stolen silver to different locations, tried to cover his tracks.
10-KILOMETER PURSUIT THROUGH 980 CAMERAS
İ.Ş., who came to the workplace in the morning hours, noticed the theft and applied to the police. Upon the report, teams of the Theft and Pickpocketing Bureau Branch launched an investigation and examined the security camera footage in the business building. During the examinations, the suspect's identity was determined, while footage along the escape route was also evaluated one by one.
Police teams tracked the suspect for 10 kilometers using footage obtained from approximately 980 security cameras. The teams, who reached Anadolu Neighborhood of Yüreğir district, launched field work in the area. Police, who became suspicious of a motorcycle in front of a house, found traces of spray paint during an examination of the vehicle.
In the operation carried out at the identified address, M.A.L. was taken into custody. During a search in the wood storage of the house, suitcases believed to have been used in the theft were seized.
HE DENIED THE ACCUSATIONS AND WAS ARRESTED
It was learned that the suspect, who did not accept the accusations during questioning at the police station, claimed that he did not leave the house on the day of the incident and rejected the allegations against him. During the search operations, 55 kilograms of various silver jewelry and silver bullion were seized. The silver was handed over to its owner, İ.Ş.
After procedures at the police station, M.A.L. was referred to the courthouse and was arrested by the duty court to which he was brought.