Special services of three countries shut down drug channel: two detained

Kazakhstan's National Security Committee, together with special services of Russia and Uzbekistan, intercepted an international drug trafficking channel from Afghanistan via the "Northern Route". This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

According to the committee's press service, two members of an international drug group were detained in the Russian city of Tyumen during the operation.

"During the search, 30 kilograms of Afghan hashish worth approximately 300,000 US dollars on the black market were seized from them," the committee reported.

Currently, Russian competent authorities are conducting a pre-trial investigation.

Earlier, it was reported that foreign famous singer NAVAI was detained in Zhambyl region on suspicion of drug smuggling.