News about crime
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 13:18
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 12:22
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 14:41
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 09:47
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 11:13
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 16:19
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 17:29
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 11:18
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 10:36
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 16:57
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 17:31
“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 18:12
‘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 16:02
‘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 15:25
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 11:51
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 16:34
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 12:27
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 18:53
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 17:42
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 13:58