Breaking News... 10 detained in courthouse robbery scandal! Dawn operation conducted at 17 addresses
A critical development has occurred in the courthouse robbery that has gripped Turkey. In a dawn raid carried out this morning, 10 people were detained, including the mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law of fugitive clerk Erdal Timurtaş. The suspects are believed to have acted in an "organized and planned manner." It had been determined that approximately 50 kilos of silver and 25 kilos of gold were stolen from the courthouse.
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An important step has been taken in the investigation into the robbery that occurred in the evidence storage department of the Büyükçekmece Courthouse. A total of 10 suspects, including the mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law of fugitive clerk Erdal Timurtaş, as well as the person identified as being in the vehicle where the stolen gold was loaded, have been detained.
"DAWN OPERATION AT 17 ADDRESSES"
HaberTürk reporter Ceylan Sever shared the following information regarding the operation:
"Following the robbery at the Büyükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's judicial evidence storage, a dawn operation was conducted. 10 people were detained, including the mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law of warehouse employee Erdal Timurtaş, who fled abroad, as well as the person in the car where the gold was loaded.
Upon the instructions of the Büyükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, police conducted a dawn operation at 17 separate addresses this morning to locate the gold and apprehend the suspects.
Within the scope of the operation, the mother, father, and brother of Esma TİMURTAŞ, the wife of judicial evidence warehouse employee Erdal TİMURTAŞ, who was determined to have fled abroad, were detained.
In addition, a total of 10 people are in custody, including one of the suspects who was in the vehicle where the stolen gold was loaded, as confirmed by camera footage, and another suspect who came to collect a portion of the stolen gold."
"THEY ACTED IN AN ORGANIZED AND PLANNED MANNER"
In the investigation conducted by the prosecutor's office, it is assessed that the suspects "acted in an organized and planned manner," and it was announced that efforts to identify and apprehend other accomplices of the fugitive Erdal Timurtaş are ongoing.