Two held in Karamürsel, Kocaeli, as police seize 1.5 kg of cannabis
Police in Karamürsel, Kocaeli, detained two men aged 54 and 50 in an operation against street sellers. A search of one suspect's home found 1.5 kg of powdered cannabis and a forged identity document, and both suspects were sent to the courthouse.
Police in Karamürsel, a district of Kocaeli province on Turkey’s Marmara coast,
detained two men in an operation aimed at street sellers.[1]The suspects were
identified by their initials as F.K., 54, and M.O., 50.[1]Teams from the
Kocaeli provincial police department and the Karamürsel district police
department carried out the operation.[1]
During a search of M.O.’s home, officers found 1.5 kg of powdered cannabis — 1
kilo500 gram toz esrar — and a forged identity document.[1]Toz esrar is the
Turkish term for cannabis in powdered form.[1]The forged identity document
was found in the same house search as the cannabis.[1]
The two men were held in police custody, or gözaltı, before being sent to the
courthouse after processing at the police station.[1]An adliye is the
courthouse where Turkish prosecutors and judges handle a detained suspect’s
case.[1]
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