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Almaty man sentenced to 4 years and fined 3 million tenge for fake bomb threats
Tengrinews.kz - A 44-year-old resident of Almaty has been sentenced to four years in prison for repeatedly making false bomb threats targeting
17 June 2025
Special operation in Almaty: dangerous gang detained
Tengrinews.kz – Officers of the Organized Crime Control Department of the Almaty Police Department, together with the National Security Committee
10 June 2025
MIA and NSC uncover criminal network selling Kazakhstanis’ personal data
Tengrinews.kz – The Cybercrime Counteraction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in cooperation with the National Security Committee,
09 June 2025
Russia extradites fugitive to Kazakhstan for violent crime
Tengrinews.kz – A Kazakhstani national wanted internationally has been extradited from Russia to Kazakhstan, the country’s General Prosecutor’s
12 May 2025
Hero of Almaty airport hostage rescue declines victim status
Tengrinews.kz – The trial of 67-year-old Mashrapbek Baratov, who took a female airport employee hostage in early March, continues in Almaty.
09 April 2025
Illegal issuance of IINs to foreigners uncovered in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – A scheme for the illegal issuance of Individual Identification Numbers (IINs) to foreign citizens has been uncovered in Kazakhstan.
08 April 2025
Kyrgyzstan extradited to Kazakhstan suspect in large-scale fraud
Tengrinews.kz – The General Prosecutor's Office of Kyrgyzstan has extradited a Kazakhstani citizen suspected of large-scale fraud.
08 April 2025
Hostage taking at Almaty airport: defendant tells his story
Tengrinews.kz - The man who took a hostage at the Almaty airport told the court about the motives for the attack. According to him, he ended
07 April 2025
Secret offices uncovered in Almaty: 29 suspects under investigation
Tengrinews.kz - A large-scale special operation in Almaty has uncovered two offices involved in massive internet fraud, citing Polisia.kz.
11 March 2025
“As a man and citizen of Kazakhstan, I could not have acted differently“ - Hero from Almaty airport
Tengrinews.kz - Musa Abdraim, who disarmed an attacker at Almaty International Airport, explained why he offered himself in place of the hostage.
07 March 2025
‘My father was a Wushu-Sanda champion’: Son speaks about hero who saved hostage at Almaty airport
Tengrinews.kz – The son of the man who disarmed the knife-wielding attacker at Almaty International Airport has shared details about his father.
07 March 2025
‘I’ll blow everything up’: New footage of Almaty airport hostage incident emerges
Tengrinews.kz – The man who took an airport employee hostage in Almaty threatened to detonate an explosion, as seen in newly released footage.
07 March 2025
25 cases initiated against organized crime leaders in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - 25 criminal cases have been initiated against leaders and members of criminal schemes and organized crime groups in Kazakhstan
28 February 2025
Foreigners’ half-naked party near Almaty ended in regret
Tengrinews.kz - Foreigners threw a half-naked party and were arrested for 15 days in the Almaty region.
25 February 2025
Attempt to legalize building landed lawyer and Almaty residents in prison
Tengrinews.kz - A lawyer and two Almaty residents have been convicted of fraud and inciting bribery, according to the Anti-Corruption Agency.
25 February 2025
Kazakhstanis were offered a new way to report bribes
Tengrinews.kz - The Anti-Corruption Agency has introduced a new way for Kazakhstanis to report bribery.
24 February 2025
Foreigners caught with cybercrime equipment in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Foreign nationals in possession of cybercrime equipment used by internet fraudsters have been detained in Kazakhstan, according
12 February 2025
Kazakhstanis lost 100 million tenge in a month to phone scammers
Tengrinews.kz - Residents of the West Kazakhstan region lost 100 million tenge in just one month after falling victim to phone scammers, according
07 February 2025
Multi-million fraud scheme with dietary supplements uncovered in Astana
Tengrinews.kz - The Department of the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) in Astana has shut down the financial pyramid scheme Happy Life KZ.
06 February 2025
Theft of 'social' gas in Kazakhstan: Organized Crime Department made arrests
Tengrinews.kz - A group stealing "social" gas from a field was detained in the Aktobe region. The operation was conducted jointly by the Department
06 February 2025