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4-billion-tenge fraud scheme uncovered in Astana Tengrinews.kz - An investigation into a criminal case involving the illegal collection of funds from citizens for shared-equity construction

10 July 2025

Drones in Kazakhstan: MP proposes tightening legislation Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has proposed tightening criminal liability for the illegal assembly and use of drones.

25 June 2025

NSC: Shymkent resident called for killings Tengrinews.kz - A resident of Shymkent has been convicted of promoting terrorism and inciting murder, citing the press service of the National

24 June 2025

Tokayev: Our streets have become safer and more peaceful Tengrinews.kz - The number of crimes committed on the streets of Kazakhstan has significantly decreased in recent years, President Kassym-Jomart

23 June 2025

Transnational crime group led by local bosses uncovered in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – Since the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has initiated 51 criminal cases against leaders

23 June 2025

NSC detains 8 Kazakhstanis in Uralsk: footage of the operation Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC) has shut down the activities of a group in Uralsk suspected of extorting money from entrepreneurs.

19 June 2025

Pension fraud scheme uncovered in Kazakhstan Tengrinews.kz – A woman has been convicted of fraud involving payments from the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund (UAPF) in Astana, according

18 June 2025

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

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