During special operations on the Caspian Sea, border guards detained 126 offenders and 44 small vessels. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 11.5 kg of narcotic substances and 88 kilometers of poaching fishing gear were seized.
In addition, according to the agency, 2,337 fish of sturgeon and partial species found in the nets were released into their natural habitat.
Administrative fines totaling over 4.5 million tenge were imposed. The prevented damage to the state amounted to more than 840 million tenge.
Earlier, «Kursiv» reported that hundreds of dead sturgeons were found on the Caspian coast.