It was ready to be put on the market! 4,000 liters of counterfeit olive oil seized in Aydın.

It was ready to be put on the market! 4,000 liters of counterfeit olive oil seized in Aydın.

13.11.2026 18:02

In the Köşk district of Aydın, the gendarmerie seized 4,000 liters of counterfeit and adulterated olive oil ready to be put on the market in a vehicle it stopped on the Aydın-Denizli Highway. A.Y. (43) and M.Ü. (46) were detained in connection with the oils stated to be harmful to health, while judicial and administrative proceedings were initiated against the suspects.

In an operation conducted by gendarmerie teams in the Köşk district of Aydın, 4,000 liters of counterfeit and adulterated olive oil ready to be put on the market were seized.

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY

According to the information obtained, teams from the Köşk District Gendarmerie Command, affiliated with the Aydın Provincial Gendarmerie Command, carried out work to prevent the placing on the market of counterfeit and adulterated olive oil in a way that would endanger public health. During the work, the vehicle in which the suspects were located was stopped on the Aydın-Denizli Highway.

2 SUSPECTS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

During the search of the vehicle, 4,000 liters of counterfeit and adulterated olive oil harmful to health were seized, while the suspects named A.Y. (43) and M.Ü. (46) were taken into custody. Judicial and administrative proceedings were initiated against the 2 suspects.

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