Turkish police in Istanbul raid Nigerians’ homes, five arrested for hard drugs possession

ISTANBUL-(MaraviPost)-The police in Istanbul recently raided the homes of some Nigerians living in Namik Kemal neighbourhood following an investigations that the suspects were peddling hard drugs.

The Esenyurt District Police Directorate’s Office tracked the suspects and identified two addresses and raided both addresses simultaneously.

There, they found drugs, hidden in different locations, including in shelves, under the bed, and in a closet.

A suitcase filled with hard drugs weighing 16.5 kilograms was found hidden under a bed. 5 suspects were arrested in the raid – 4 men and 1 woman.

The suspects were charged to court and the male suspects were jailed while the female suspect was deported.

Source: www.expressiveinfo.com

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.