Officers from the Mangystau regional police and the regional department of the National Security Committee carried out the operation at a market in Aktau.[1] At the market, officers detained a man suspected of unlawfully storing drugs on an especially large scale.[2] Officers later detained a second man believed to be connected to the same case.[1] The main suspect was placed in a temporary detention facility.[1] A pre-trial investigation was opened, with officers working to establish the circumstances and possible supply channels.[1]

Searches found marijuana both in a market storage room used by the first suspect and at his place of residence.[1] At his home, officers found additional packages of drugs and items for consuming them.[2] A forensic examination identified the seized substance as marijuana.[2] Police put the total weight at about 20 kilograms, which they described as an especially large amount.[2]

The Lada.kz account says the case was detected by the regional police anti-drug unit and the 5th directorate of the regional National Security Committee department during the Qarasora and Darmek prevention campaigns.[2]