The Prosecutor General's Office announced the extradition of a Kazakh citizen from Vietnam. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the investigation, in January 2025, he used his large audience on social networks and messengers to place advertisements for illegal online casinos for a fee and attracted Kazakh citizens to participate in gambling.
"For promoting an online casino, $200,000 was transferred to his cryptocurrency wallet," the statement said.
In total, members of the criminal group organized the activities of several illegal online casinos in Kazakhstan from 2021 to 2025 inclusive and illegally appropriated over 106 billion tenge through payment terminals.
"In this regard, it should be noted that 9 accomplices of the criminal group have been arrested, and the rest, including the aforementioned suspect, have been put on the international wanted list," the department's specialists said.
In June of this year, at the request of the National Central Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was detained in Vietnam and extradited to Kazakhstan based on a request from the Prosecutor General's Office.
He faces confiscation of property and up to seven years in prison if convicted.
It is worth noting that earlier a photo of blogger Kaisar Kamza in handcuffs was circulated on social media.