A member of an organized criminal group engaged in the illegal production and distribution of psychotropic substances in Kazakhstan has been extradited from Russia. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, as a member of the criminal group, he organized the production of narcotics on an especially large scale in the city of Temirtau. The prepared psychotropic substances and their analogues were subsequently distributed in the Karaganda region.
"The criminals legalized the illegal income obtained as a result of criminal activity through various financial operations, including the use of crypto exchangers, amounting to more than 1.8 billion tenge, as well as more than 600 million tenge through the purchase of real estate, business facilities and vehicles. In order to convert these assets into state revenue, they have been seized," the statement said.
In addition, about 10 kilograms of mephedrone were seized from members of the criminal group. Currently, a criminal case against certain members of the criminal group is being considered in court.
Other accomplices, including the suspect, were placed on the international wanted list due to hiding from criminal prosecution authorities. In October last year, he was detained on the territory of Russia and extradited to Kazakhstan at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Today he has been placed in a pre-trial detention center. "For the commission of the crimes charged, punishment is provided in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to 20 years with confiscation of property," the Prosecutor General's Office said.
Another active member of this criminal group was extradited to Kazakhstan from Georgia two months ago. It was previously reported that a suspect who caused damage to the state of more than 238 million tenge was extradited from Georgia.