29.10.2026 14:40
S.G., a Dutch citizen of Turkish origin internationally wanted by Belgium for drug trafficking and forming a criminal organization, was caught in an operation in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul. It was determined that the suspect organized the shipment of 2 tons of cocaine hidden in 6 tons of copper powder from Colombia to Belgium. S.G. will be handed over to the relevant authorities after procedures.
S.G., internationally wanted by the Belgian judicial authorities on charges of 'drug trafficking' and 'establishing a criminal organization', was caught in Istanbul. The suspect, determined to have made a shipment of 2 tons of cocaine hidden inside 6 tons of copper powder from Colombia to Belgium, was found to have provided the organization's Colombian connections.
RENOUNCED TURKISH CITIZENSHIP
Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Narcotics Crimes Combat Branch Directorate, in coordination with the Intelligence Branch Directorate, carried out work to capture suspects wanted at the international level. Within the scope of the work, it was determined that S.G., wanted by the Belgian judicial authorities with a diffusion message on charges of 'drug trafficking' and 'establishing a criminal organization', was located in Zeytinburnu. It was established that the suspect, a Dutch citizen of Turkish origin who was previously learned to have renounced Turkish citizenship, actively held a managerial position in one of the large-scale cocaine trafficking organizations operating in Belgium.
CAUGHT IN ZEYTİNBURNU
It was determined that the suspect provided the organization's Colombian connections and organized the shipment of 2 tons of cocaine hidden in 6 tons of copper powder from Colombia to Belgium and from there to European countries. It was also established that S.G. was responsible for supplying the chemicals used to separate the cocaine, which is transported by being absorbed into various substances, from these substances. S.G., who was caught in an operation carried out this morning at an address identified in Zeytinburnu, was taken into custody. It was learned that the suspect will be handed over to the relevant authorities after his procedures are completed.