Border guards of the National Security Committee seized 620 saiga horns, the NSC reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
On October 20, at the Khorgos International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation, border guards prevented an attempt to illegally export 620 saiga horns to the People's Republic of China.
"The black market value of the seized derivative may be around 180 million tenge," the official statement said.
Currently, a criminal case has been opened and investigative measures have begun.
It is worth noting that earlier in the Zhetisu region, individuals attempting to sell more than 500 kilograms of saiga horns were detained.