Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Internal Affairs appealed to Kazakh parents. Since the beginning of the year, six teenagers in different regions of Kazakhstan have been detained for drug crimes, according to Polisia.kz.
Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Internal Affairs appealed to Kazakh parents. Since the beginning of the year, six teenagers in different regions of Kazakhstan have been detained for drug crimes, according to Polisia.kz.
In Astana, police detained two 16-year-old students of the capital's university, from one of whom they confiscated synthetic drugs in especially large quantities for further distribution.
In the Karaganda region, two teenagers, students of the 9th and 10th grades, were detained, posting ads with links to a Telegram channel through which drugs were distributed.
All of the above facts are subject to criminal punishment and provide for imprisonment. Since the beginning of the year, six teenagers have been detained for drug crimes. Last year, police detained 61 minors involved in illegal drug trafficking.
"Dear parents! We urge you to constantly talk to your children about the harmfulness of drug use, the legal consequences of their actions. Be as involved in the lives of your children as possible. They should not be afraid to tell you if they are involved in illegal activities. You need to know your children's environment, control the Internet resources they use.
We ask you to pay attention to the packaging of any medical drugs, foil, glass tubes, pipettes in the teenager's things. All this can serve as devices for the use of synthetic drugs," said Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Combating Drug Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Kuandyk Alzhanov.
The Ministry reminded that criminal liability for drug crimes begins at the age of 16.
Earlier, Ministry of Internal Affairs commented on the idea of legalizing marijuana.