A 19-year-old man has been detained in Zhanaozen on suspicion of stealing gold items worth 15 million tenge, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the ministry, the incident occurred on October 10. The suspect illegally entered the jewelry section located on the second floor of a shopping center and stole 24 pairs of gold earrings with diamonds and 24 gold rings.
The victim discovered the theft after viewing recordings from surveillance cameras. The material damage amounted to 15 million tenge.
On October 15, police officers detained the suspect and placed him in a temporary detention facility. The suspect confessed to the theft and said he had sold the stolen jewelry.
Police are currently searching for the stolen items. A criminal case has been opened under Article 188, Part 4, Clause 3 of the Criminal Code.