29.03.2025 21:30
The suspect, who had been wanted in Rize for 4 years, was captured in a secret tunnel found beneath his house as a result of the intensive efforts of the gendarmerie.
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In the Kurtuluş village of the Ardeşen district in Rize, a operation has been initiated to capture 51-year-old İ.H., who has been wanted since 2021 for crimes including 'armed robbery by multiple persons, intentional injury, insult, resisting the performance of duty, and threats.'
HE HAD PREPARED A HIDDEN TUNNEL UNDER HIS HOUSE
It was determined that İ.H. was preparing for operations against him, had prepared a hidden tunnel for escape, and was monitoring the surroundings of his house with cameras. After the meticulously conducted operation by the gendarmerie, İ.H. was caught and detained by the gendarmerie personnel while trying to escape through the hidden tunnel he had prepared under his residence into a wooded area.
HE HID IT UNDER THE WASHING MACHINE
It was observed that İ.H. had concealed the entrance to the tunnel under the washing machine, and that the washing machine could be moved aside on a rail system to access the tunnel.
A CACHE OF WEAPONS WAS FOUND
Furthermore, during the meticulously and systematically conducted search, it was determined that the residence was also used as an illegal weapons workshop, and 7 unlicensed 9mm pistols, 22 semi-finished pistol bodies, 22 semi-finished pistol upper covers, 22 semi-finished pistol barrels, 44 pistol grip covers, 35 pistol springs, 10 firing pins, 12 semi-finished trigger mechanisms, 12 pistol pins, 12 semi-finished hammer mechanisms, 22 pistol magazines, 48 9mm pistol cartridges, 2 laptops, and 17 books classified as prohibited publications were seized from hidden compartments referred to as caches.
HE WAS ARRESTED
Despite all his efforts, the suspect İ.H. could not escape from the gendarmerie and was arrested by the court after the completion of judicial proceedings against him.
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