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Special operation in Karaganda: police uncover an underground laboratory
Tengrinews.kz – Officers of the Drug Crime Counteraction Unit of the Karaganda Region Police Department carried out a large-scale special operation
06 November 2025
Kazakhstan approves strict rules for industrial hemp cultivation
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has officially approved requirements for the cultivation of industrial hemp, according to a government decree signed
30 September 2025
Police seize 80 tons of toxic chemicals in sweeping nationwide operation
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a nationwide operation from September 22 to 26, targeting the legal circulation
29 September 2025
Ministry urges youth to fight drugs with sports, travel, and love
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry believes that effective drug prevention among young people should focus not only on warnings
05 September 2025
Singer Psy under investigation
Tengrinews.kz - South Korean rapper Psy, best known worldwide for his viral hit “Gangnam Style,” has come under investigation, citing Yonhap
28 August 2025
Drugs disguised as corn: MIA and NSC carried out special operation
Tengrinews.kz – A whole drug plantation was discovered hidden among a cornfield in Almaty Region, citing Polisia.kz.
18 August 2025
Tokayev orders tight control over suspicious financial flows
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed authorities to closely monitor suspicious financial flows.
13 August 2025
“Flexible for addicts, tough on drug trade”: Tokayev chairs Security Council meeting
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired a Security Council meeting on combating drug abuse.
13 August 2025
Russia extradited drug trafficker to Kazakhstan who had been hiding for over six years
Tengrinews.kz – At the request of the General Prosecutor’s Office, a drug trafficker was extradited to Kazakhstan from Russia.
13 August 2025
Ministry of Internal Affairs: two transnational drug groups dismantled
Tengrinews.kz – Nearly 4,000 drug-related offenses have been curbed in Kazakhstan, of which about 1,800 were classified as serious and especially
18 July 2025
Interior ministry conducts special operation in Almaty region
Tengrinews.kz - Officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have shut down a major underground drug laboratory in the Almaty region,
07 July 2025
Detention of Kazakhstanis in Indonesia: Foreign Ministry provides details
Tengrinews.kz – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alibek Bakaev shared details regarding the detention of Kazakh citizens in Indonesia.
26 June 2025
Two Kazakhstanis arrested in Indonesia, face death penalty
Tengrinews.kz – Two Kazakh citizens have been detained in Indonesia on suspicion of committing a criminal offense related to illegal drug trafficking,
26 June 2025
NSC carries out arrests in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - Officers of the National Security Committee (NSC), in coordination with the Prosecutor's Office, dismantled two underground
12 June 2025
Hid for 20 years: Kazakhstani extradited from Russia
Tengrinews.kz – A Kazakhstani citizen was extradited from Russia to face criminal charges for involvement in an organized crime group, large-scale
02 June 2025
'Millions in mephedrone': Foreign nationals detained in Astana drug bust
Tengrinews.kz - Police in Astana have dismantled a transnational drug trafficking group and seized more than 100 kilograms of mephedrone, according
28 May 2025
NSC conducted special operations in Russia and Kyrgyzstan
Tengrinews.kz – The National Security Committee (NSC), in cooperation with the competent authorities of Russia and Kyrgyzstan, conducted two
19 May 2025
'Breaking Bad' in Kazakhstan: Country’s largest drug lab uncovered near Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - Police in the Almaty region have shut down what they say is the largest drug laboratory ever discovered in Kazakhstan, according
16 May 2025
Hemp legalization in Kazakhstan? Interior Ministry clarifies new bill
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan will allow the production of hemp for industrial purposes. The corresponding draft law was approved by the Mazhilis
17 April 2025
Work trip turned into 18 years in prison for foreigners in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Three foreign nationals have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Pavlodar.
15 April 2025