In Almaty, police found weapons and ammunition hidden by the roadside near one of the houses on Astrakhanskaya Street. This was reported by the city police department. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Discovery of the cache
The cache was found in a private sector area during the "Qaru" operation. It contained a TOZ-25 shotgun converted into a sawed-off weapon, an object resembling a pistol, and cartridges of various calibers.
"In addition, grenades, including stun grenades, and other items posing a potential danger were seized," the police reported.
Investigative actions
Police opened a criminal case and sent the found items for examination. They are now establishing who owned the weapons, where they came from and who hid them.
Previous incidents
In August, a cache with weapons was already found in Almaty near a river in the Darkhan microdistrict. And in May, two double-barreled shotguns stolen from a weapons store during the January events were discovered near a private house in the Alatau district.