Suspect Alleged to Have Distributed 1 Kilo of Drugs Remanded in Prison
Testifying in court regarding the matter, Police Sergeant Fezile Kesat presented the findings of the investigation.
Police stated that on October 6, 2026, at around 22:30, teams from the Nicosia Police Directorate followed a suspect whom they deemed suspicious on İstikbal Street in Hamitköy.
Stating that the suspect was caught red-handed while taking a black nylon bag from behind a wooden box in the stairwell of an apartment building, the police announced that there was a total of approximately 83 grams of cannabis-type drug inside the nylon.
Police noted that during a court-ordered search of the suspect’s residence in Hamitköy, approximately 83 grams of cannabis in the bedside table in the bedroom, about 3 grams of cannabis wrapped in toilet paper, 5 hand-rolled cigarettes containing drugs mixed with tobacco, and a digital scale believed to have drug residue on it were seized.
Stating that the suspect made important confessions in his voluntary statement given in English, the police conveyed that E.C.E. said on September 29, 2026, upon the direction of a person known to him as “Burger King”, he received 504 grams of cannabis from a location in Nicosia.
Police stated that the suspect left 308 grams of the said drugs in 11 different packages at various locations.
It was stated that the suspect also set aside approximately 3 grams of drugs for himself, wrapped a portion of it in toilet paper, and prepared 5 hand-rolled cigarettes containing drugs.
Police announced that further investigations revealed the suspect had left and distributed a total of 500 more grams of cannabis at various locations during the month of September.
Stating that the suspect obtained a financial gain of 200 US dollars in exchange for drug distribution, the police noted that suspicious locations were also identified during the examination of his mobile phone.
Stating that immigration checks revealed the suspect had been residing in the TRNC without a residence permit since April 21, 2021, the police requested that he be tried in custody.
Evaluating the testimony before her, Judge Gizem Erciyas ordered the suspect to be sent to prison for a period not exceeding 3 months until his cases are heard.
