Foreign singer NAVAI, detained in the Zhambyl region on suspicion of drug smuggling, has been arrested. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Information about the singer's two-month arrest has spread in the media. On October 13, at a checkpoint near the "Kordai" border, while entering Kazakhstan, police officers together with the Border Service of the National Security Committee detained the foreign rapper. During the inspection of the car he was in, a narcotic substance was found and seized. Currently, investigative actions are underway regarding this incident.
The case is being considered under two articles of the Criminal Code concerning the smuggling of narcotic substances and their illegal acquisition. It is worth noting that Navai's concert in Astana, scheduled for October 14, was canceled.