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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

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Foreign nationals with fake license plates arrested in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Two Russian nationals have been arrested in the North Kazakhstan region for driving cars with fake license plates, according

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“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

Turkey extradites woman suspected of large-scale fraud to Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – A female citizen of Kazakhstan wanted for a series of frauds has been extradited from Turkey, the General Prosecutor’s Office

09 January 2026

Suspects in a series of apartment burglaries detained in Almaty Tengrinews.kz – Officers of the criminal police in Almaty, together with the Alatau District Police Department and with the participation of

30 December 2025

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

NSC thwarts attempt to sell radioactive uranium Tengrinews.kz — A court sentenced two local residents and a man from Shymkent to prison terms for selling radioactive uranium in Aktobe, citing

22 December 2025

Kazakh stand-up comedian sentenced to five days of arrest over onstage joke Tengrinews.kz – Social media users reported that stand-up comedian Alibek Zhumabayev from the StandUp.ABAY project was detained and sentenced

02 December 2025

NSC carried out special operations in four cities of Kazakhstan: video Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC) has reported the detention of supporters of destructive religious movements.

24 November 2025

Three young women detained in Paris on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks Tengrinews.kz – Three women in France have been charged with conspiracy to commit crimes against individuals and have been placed in pre-trial

10 November 2025

Louvre robbery: two more suspects charged Tengrinews.kz – Paris police have arrested two more people in connection with the bold theft of royal jewels from the Louvre, bringing the total

03 November 2025

Louvre robbery: five more arrested, but the jewels remain missing Tengrinews.kz – Five more suspects in the Louvre robbery have been arrested in France.

30 October 2025

10 dead in Mangystau: driver arrested after hospital discharge Tengrinews.kz – The survivors of a tragic accident in Mangystau Region, which claimed 10 lives, have been discharged from the hospital, reports

07 October 2025

Suspect in extortion detained in West Kazakhstan region Tengrinews.kz – A robbery committed by a previously convicted resident of Atyrau Region against a resident of West Kazakhstan Region was uncovered

06 October 2025

“He is not a victim”: Prosecutors seek 11 years in prison for P. Diddy Tengrinews.kz – Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to sentence Sean Combs, better known as P. Diddy, to more than 11 years in

30 September 2025

Popular Kazakh singer detained at airport Tengrinews.kz – Information has spread on social media claiming that singer Beibit Korgan was detained at the Atyrau airport.

29 September 2025

Illegal migrants entered Kazakhstan for 500,000 tenge per person Tengrinews.kz – A major illegal migration channel has been shut down by police in Turkestan Region, where foreigners could enter Kazakhstan

18 September 2025

Over 2,000 convicts sent back to prisons in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Courts in Kazakhstan have issued rulings to return over 2,000 convicts to prison colonies within the first eight months of 2025,

17 September 2025

NSC and OCCD officers detained 17 people in Karagandy Region Tengrinews.kz – Law enforcement officers have uncovered a major scheme involving the theft of diesel fuel from the railway in Karagandy Region

15 September 2025

“We're from the narcotics police“: Extortion gang detained in Almaty Tengrinews.kz – A group of men posing as police officers and extorting money from citizens was detained in Almaty during a special operation,

12 September 2025

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