In August 2026, officers at Almaty airport stopped three attempts to import narcotic substances into Kazakhstan in an especially large amount.[1] Kazinform attributed the account to the press service of the KNB, Kazakhstan’s national-security committee.[1] Officers discovered the drugs in the luggage of foreign citizens who had arrived on flights from countries in Southeast Asia.[1]

The seized substances were listed as marijuana, cannabis resin and hashish oil.[1] The drugs were hidden in containers disguised as cosmetic products.[1] An expert examination concluded that the combined weight of the seized narcotics exceeded 32 kilograms.[1] The quantity was described as especially large, the characterization applied to all three import attempts.[1]

The three August interceptions were reported together as the month’s result at Almaty airport.[1] All of the substances enumerated for the three interceptions were cannabis products.[1] Materials from the detected incidents were transferred under jurisdictional rules to the competent authorities for a procedural decision on further action.[1] Further action depended on the procedural decision to be taken by the receiving authorities.[1]