Since the beginning of the year, 80 criminals have been identified outside Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Since the beginning of the year, law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan have located 80 people wanted abroad, 47 of them have been detained. In addition, the whereabouts of 371 people wanted on the initiative of foreign states have been established on the territory of the republic. 107 of them have been caught.
Large-scale fraud suspect detained in Astana
In Astana, criminal police officers detained a suspect who was on interstate wanted list for large-scale fraud. According to the investigation, he illegally appropriated investors' money under the pretext of building a residential complex in Almaty. The amount of damage is about 1.5 billion tenge.
Foreign citizen wanted internationally detained in Almaty
In Almaty, at the request of the National Central Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, a foreign citizen declared on international wanted list by Croatian law enforcement agencies was detained. He is suspected of organizing a criminal group involved in embezzlement and money laundering. According to preliminary data, the amount of damage is about 30 million euros.
Kazakh citizen detained in Tbilisi
In Tbilisi, at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, a citizen of Kazakhstan who was on international wanted list was detained. Currently, the issue of his extradition to the country is being considered. He is suspected of committing several fraudulent acts during the sale of cars, causing damage to victims of more than 118 million tenge.
Suspect in financing drug laboratory detained in Moldova
On the territory of Moldova, on the initiative of law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan, a foreign citizen who was on international wanted list was detained. According to the investigation, he coordinated and financed the activities of a drug laboratory in the Karaganda region through cryptocurrency transfers and messengers. Earlier, this laboratory was liquidated, and narcotic drugs, equipment and precursors were seized from illegal circulation.