Almaty police detained a driver “high” and discovered that the interior of his Toyota Camry was stuffed with hashish. According to the man, he had purchased the drugs for personal use. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the police department of the southern capital, the man with a large batch of drugs was detained at the intersection of Abay Avenue and Radostovets Street. Law enforcement officers found bundles with a plant-based substance on the driver. However, the main finds awaited the police in the car interior: 23 plastic containers and seven plastic bags with similar contents.
A medical examination also confirmed that the man himself was in a state of drug intoxication.
The suspect was taken into custody, and a forensic chemical examination was ordered.
Recall that on the same day, two foreigners aged 21 and 37 were detained in Astana on suspicion of storing and distributing drugs. More than a kilogram of prohibited substances was seized from them.
While checking the Changan car in which the suspects were traveling, police found a suitcase in the interior. It contained three bags of drugs, as well as packaged capsules with a liquid substance. Similar substances were also found in the bag of one of the detainees.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that since the beginning of 2026, police have prevented 27 attempts to smuggle drugs through the airports of Astana and Almaty. In total, 98 kg of narcotic substances were seized from illegal circulation, the value of which on the black market is estimated at 2.5 billion tenge.