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Kazakhstani sold smuggled vapes via Telegram
Tengrinews.kz - A resident of Kostanay imported vapes from the Russian Federation to distribute them throughout Kazakhstan via a Telegram channel,
18 October 2024
Three-meter rattlesnake attempted to be smuggled from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan
Tengrinews.kz - A three-meter rattlesnake was found in a regular travel bag as it was being smuggled from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan. The contraband
30 September 2024
Russian woman tried to smuggle a lemur into Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Samara Customs officers, in cooperation with border guards from the Orenburg region, stopped a woman at a vehicle checkpoint
11 September 2024
Citizen of Kyrgyzstan has been extradited from Russia to Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A suspect accused of drug trafficking on a large scale has been extradited from Russia, according to the General Prosecutor's
29 August 2024
Counterfeit goods disguised as 'Apple' and 'Raffaello' products destroyed in Astana
Tengrinews.kz - On August 22, a large batch of counterfeit goods seized from local businesses was destroyed in Astana. The items included 75
23 August 2024
Batch of medicines was attempted to be illegally imported into Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The Border Service of the National Security Committee (NSC) foiled an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of medications into
23 August 2024
Large shipment of smuggled cigarettes attempted to enter Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - In the Zhambyl Region, officers from the National Security Committee (NSC) intercepted a large shipment of smuggled cigarettes.
05 August 2024
Foreigners attempted to smuggle a record batch of drugs - NSC
Tengrinews.kz - National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan has intercepted a record shipment of drugs being smuggled across the
02 August 2024
Kyrgyzstan foils large-scale smuggling attempt from Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - A minibus with goods without accompanying documents was detained in Kyrgyzstan, citing 24.kg.
24 July 2024
Two Kazakh diplomats convicted in Germany sent back to Kazakhstan
Two Kazakhstani diplomats charged with cigarette smuggling have been extradited to Kazakhstan.
05 March 2015
Astana seeks repatriation of Kazakhstani diplomats convicted in Germany
Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan has sent a request to Germany asking to send back two Kazakhstani diplomats convicted in the country.
13 October 2014
Greek policeman, 8 others charged with smuggling antiquities
A Greek police officer was among nine people arrested for the suspected smuggling of ancient artefacts, including a statue valued at about one million euros, police said.
25 July 2014
American dog trainers bring detector dogs to Almaty, help Kazakhstan stop saiga horn trafficking to China
Almaty customs officers have got four detection dogs from Europe and America. The joint effort is called to help save the dwindling saiga antelope population in Kazakhstan.
13 May 2014
Italian drug mule caught in Karaganda leaking heroin
Italian Kyrgyz drug mule has been caught in Karaganda hallucinating from the heroin leaking in his stomach.
09 April 2014
Mexico uncovers tunnel for smuggling migrants into US
Mexican authorities in the border city of Tijuana found a tunnel designed to smuggle people without documentation into the United States, the government said.
14 March 2014
'Every family has a black sheep' Kazakhstan Foreign Minister says about diplomats
Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General has initiated a criminal case against Kazakhstan's diplomats of the General Consulate in Frankfurt am Main who were caught smurfing cigarettes.
16 October 2013
Algeria smuggling crackdown cuts fuel line to Morocco
Until three months ago, petrol smuggling literally drove Morocco's neglected eastern region, where the subsidised liquid smuggled in from Algeria fuelled the local economy.
28 September 2013
Kazakhstan Consul General arrested in Germany
Consul General of Kazakhstan in Frankfurt am Main Akhat Alpysbayev has been arrested in Germany.
30 August 2013
Dinosaur 'thief' pleads guilty to smuggling
A man accused of smuggling 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeletons, including a Tyrannosaur, into the United States pleaded guilty in court Thursday.
29 December 2012