Public order operation in Istanbul: 466 people apprehended

Teams from the Provincial Police Department conducted a two-stage "Peace Istanbul" inspection in traffic and at public locations.

A total of 1,688 personnel participated in the first stage of the inspection, which took place at 219 points across the city. A police helicopter and two boats from the Sea Port Branch assisted the officers.

In the second stage, 1,590 personnel inspected public venues.

During the inspections, General Information Gathering (GBT) checks were performed on 255,404 individuals. Teams determined that 628 people were wanted for various crimes and 243 were draft evaders. Of these individuals, 466 were taken into custody.

Searches resulted in the seizure of 67 unlicensed pistols and rifles, 7 blank-firing pistols, 220 cartridges, 1 kilogram 383 grams of narcotics, 67 narcotic pills, and 260,680 Turkish Lira suspected to be proceeds from drug sales.

Furthermore, 48,484 vehicles and 3,520 motorcycles were checked during the inspections. Legal action was taken against 2,886 vehicles and motorcycles and 71 drivers, while 5 vehicles were banned from traffic.

A total of 1 million 700 thousand 762 Turkish Lira in traffic fines were issued to drivers.

News Source: AA