US EditionFenerbahce president detained in Istanbul drug investigation after positive narcotics test
- Fenerbahçe President Sadettin Saran was detained in Istanbul as part of a narcotics investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, prompting legal and reputational concerns for the football institution and Saran himself.
- Authorities reported that hair samples from Saran tested positive for cocaine metabolites, while blood and urine tests returned negative results, indicating a potential long-term exposure.
- Saran, contesting the findings, stated he has never used narcotics and intends to file criminal complaints against those spreading defamatory claims about him.
- Fenerbahçe expressed confidence in Saran and stated that club operations will proceed normally despite the ongoing legal issues.
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Sadettin Saran was arrested on charges of drug use. Reports indicate that it was for cocaine use. Saran denies these allegations.
Turkish football does not come to rest: just recently, more than a thousand players and officials are being punished under a betting scandal. Now, the president of one of the largest clubs in the country is in trouble with the judiciary.
The president of Fenerbahçe is in the focus of justice. He is said to have used drugs. And the accusations go even further. Sadettin Saran denies everything.
On Christmas Eve Sadettin Saran probably imagined differently: against the president of the Turkish club Fenerbahçe there is an investigation about the suspicion of drug trafficking. The 61-year-old speaks of a »defamation campaign«.
Sadetin Saran, the president of Turkish football club Fenerbahçe, was detained by police in Istanbul as part of a widespread drug investigation involving prominent figures from the world of entertainment and media, according to numerous foreign media outlets.
Sadetin Saran, the president of Turkish football club Fenerbahce, was detained by police in Istanbul as part of a widening drug investigation involving prominent figures from the entertainment and media worlds. He was released after spending a night in jail.
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