A member of an organized crime group that organized underground mephedrone production in Temirtau has been extradited from Russia to Kazakhstan. The suspect faces up to 20 years in prison with confiscation of property. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Activities of the criminal group
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, members of the organized crime group distributed the manufactured drugs in the Karaganda region.
About 1.8 billion tenge from illegal activities was legalized by the criminals through crypto exchangers, and another 600 million tenge was used to purchase real estate, cars and business facilities. All assets were arrested to be converted into state revenue.
Also, almost 10 kg of mephedrone was seized from members of the organized crime group.
Course of the investigation
"At present, the criminal case against certain members of the criminal group is being considered in court, while other accomplices, including the suspect, fled from the criminal prosecution authorities and were put on the international wanted list," the supervisory authority clarified.
The member of the group extradited from Russia was placed in a pre-trial detention center.
Earlier
Earlier, "Kursiv" wrote that a member of an organized crime group that organized a large drug laboratory in the Almaty region was extradited from Georgia to Kazakhstan.