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18 foreigners tried to cross the border in a truck trailer Tengrinews.kz – In March, the Border Service of the National Security Committee carried out a number of operations to combat illegal migration,

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Interior Ministry conducts large-scale special operation: 40 people detained Tengrinews.kz — A large-scale special operation to stop a transnational scheme of involving citizens in drug-related crimes was carried out

18 March 2026

Russia extradites organized crime group member to Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Russia has extradited to Kazakhstan a suspect accused of repeated fraud as part of an organized criminal group, citing the General

17 March 2026

Kazakh woman who went missing in Poland found murdered Tengrinews.kz - Yekaterina Shilova, who had gone missing in Poland under mysterious circumstances, has been found dead. According to preliminary

13 March 2026

Kazakh officials in Epstein's files: MP demands investigation Tengrinews.kz – Mazhilis Deputy Askat Rakhimzhanov has sent a parliamentary request to the Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the National

25 February 2026

Kyrgyzstan extradites to Kazakhstan a suspect in a serious crime Tengrinews.kz – Kyrgyzstan has extradited to Kazakhstan a suspect in a serious economic crime, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

19 February 2026

Kazakhstan confirms the detention of two citizens in the U.S. over billion-dollar health insurance fraud Tengrinews.kz – The Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the detention of two Kazakh citizens in the United States for their

13 February 2026

Fugitive Kazakh national extradited from Turkey Tengrinews.kz – A Kazakhstan citizen has been extradited from Turkey back to Kazakhstan to face criminal liability.

11 February 2026

Two stalkers arrested in Shymkent Tengrinews.kz – Police in Shymkent have detained two men on suspicion of stalking women. In both cases, the suspects were previously acquainted

11 February 2026

Stalked via social media and WhatsApp: police investigate new stalking cases in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Police in Pavlodar region are investigating four criminal cases of stalking — the illegal harassment and pursuit of citizens,

03 February 2026

Fraud worth 4.5 billion tenge: OrdaMed chairman put on wanted list Tengrinews.kz — The chairman of the management board of OrdaMed, Erkin Dlimbetov, has been placed on a wanted list. Information about this appeared

29 January 2026

Bus with foreign passengers involved in road accident in Kyzylorda region Tengrinews.kz – A scheduled coach operating on the Kyrgyzstan–Russia route collided with a truck in the Karmakshy district of the Kyzylorda

29 January 2026

Migrants transported by snowmobiles: Interior Ministry conducts large-scale special operation Tengrinews.kz — The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan has reported on a series of special operations carried out in several regions

28 January 2026

Passport for 3 million: risky marriage schemes to obtain Kazakhstan citizenship Tengrinews.kz — A story about a foreign national allegedly seeking a fictitious marriage in exchange for money has gained traction on social

26 January 2026

4.5-billion-tenge fraud: NSC detains OrdaMed executives Tengrinews.kz — The National Security Committee of Kazakhstan has uncovered a scheme involving the fictitious production of medical devices

26 January 2026

Foreign woman detained for organ trafficking in Kazakhstan: what the court decided Tengrinews.kz – A court in Pavlodar has handed down a verdict to a foreign national who tried to sell her own kidney. Immediately after the

16 January 2026

More than 6,000 Kazakhstanis fined under new Administrative Code article Tengrinews.kz – Since March 2025, more than 6,000 Kazakhstanis have been held administratively liable under a new article of the Code of Administrative

13 January 2026

Woman wanted internationally detained in Shymkent Tengrinews.kz – A woman previously placed on an international wanted list has been detained in Shymkent, according to Polisia.kz.

06 January 2026

Poland extradites to Kazakhstan a Ukrainian woman suspected of organ trafficking Tengrinews.kz — A Ukrainian woman suspected of trafficking in human organs has been extradited to Kazakhstan from Poland.

24 December 2025