“In October, a 39-year-old conductor on the Turkestan–Pavlodar passenger route was detained. During a search of his residence, over 5 kilograms of hashish were discovered and seized,” the police department noted.
Police soon identified the suspected supplier, a 33-year-old native of the Zhambyl region. According to police, he had sold the drugs to the conductor.
“According to preliminary estimates, the black market value of the seized drugs exceeds 18 million tenge. The Transport Police Department has dismantled a supply chain transporting narcotics from the country’s southern regions to the capital,” the police said.
A criminal case has been opened against the detainees under Article 297 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan.
Note: Article 297: “Illegal acquisition, storage, or transport for the purpose of sale, or the shipment or sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their analogues.”
The transport police are currently investigating the details of the case and checking whether the conductor and the suspected supplier had any accomplices.
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