24 Kasım 2025 Pazartesi

"Beach & Release": Sand Thieves With Trucks and Excavators Apprehended in Antalya

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 24 November 2025)















      There must be something easier to steal than sand.

Scenes of beaches plundered by sand thieves in Antalya's Manavgat 
district were captured by Gendarmerie drones. Following the 
heartbreaking scenes, which turned the beaches into sand pits, the 
Gendarmerie began patrolling the area from land and air.

Manavgat District Gendarmerie Command Central Station teams 
launched an operation against sand thieves in the Mendirek area the 
night before, following a tip-off from residents. Construction 
equipment and trucks found to be loading sand in the area were seized. 

Not a low-profile heist.











The sand-laden trucks, which had noticed the gendarmerie teams and 
attempted to flee after ignoring the "stop" warning, were apprehended 
after a chase. Three people were detained in the operation, and efforts 
are ongoing to apprehend two other suspects. As part of the 
investigation, five trucks and three excavators believed to have been 
used in the sand theft in the Ulualan area were towed to a parking lot.

Seydi İ., one of the suspects, was arrested at the courthouse and sent 
to prison. 



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