News about Criminal
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
yesterday
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
Kazakhstan agrees with Austria on the return of illegal migrants
Tengrinews.kz – The Mazhilis has ratified an agreement between Kazakhstan and Austria on readmission and the transit of individuals with illegal
25 February 2026
Turkey extradites to Kazakhstan a suspected serial fraudster
Tengrinews.kz – Staff of the Prosecutor General’s Office, together with Interpol and with the support of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Turkey,
23 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
NSC launches probe into Nurlan Saburov
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee (NSC) has begun verification measures with regard to Nurlan Saburov. This was reported
16 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
Another country to start extraditing criminals to Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Deputies of the Mazhilis have adopted laws ratifying three agreements with Peru at once. The documents concern extradition,
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
NSC and Interior Ministry conduct large-scale special operation in Kazakhstan: 20 detained
Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC) together with the Interior Ministry carried out a large-scale special operation in Kazakhstan;
06 February 2026
Epstein files spark renewed debate over death of Kazakh model Ruslana Korshunova: What we know
Tengrinews.kz – The death of Kazakh supermodel Ruslana Korshunova — one of the brightest stars of 2000s global fashion — has returned to the
04 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
First stalking verdict handed down in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – A 37-year-old man who had been stalking a woman for a year and a half and obsessively seeking her attention has been convicted
30 January 2026
Illegal saxaul logging in nature reserve: criminal group uncovered in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – A criminal group engaged in the illegal logging and harvesting of saxaul has been dismantled in the Kyzylorda Region, Polisia.kz
28 January 2026
Pre-trial detention period may be shortened in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan is considering constitutional amendments that would reduce the maximum period of detention without a court decision
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
Around 300 leaders and members of organized crime groups convicted in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Last year, 299 leaders and members of criminal organizations were brought to criminal liability in Kazakhstan. This figure was
12 January 2026
“Murders, weapons and drugs”: NSC dismantles 20 criminal groups
Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC), together with the police and under the coordination of the Prosecutor’s Office, has shut
09 January 2026
