28-year-old held in Kokshetau with 1.48 kg of cannabis
Police in Kokshetau detained a 28-year-old man accused of selling drugs through hidden stashes, seizing 320 g of marijuana, about 371 g of hashish oil and 787 g of hashish. The suspect was placed in temporary detention while a pretrial investigation continues; he faces 7 to 12 years in prison.
Police in Kokshetau detained a 28-year-old man on suspicion of selling drugs
through zakladki, hidden stashes left for buyers.[1]The detainee is a native
of Petropavlovsk who had arrived in Kokshetau in August specifically to sell
drugs.[1]Police said he had previously sold drugs in the same way in
Petropavlovsk and Kostanay.[1]In Kokshetau he rented a flat where he stored
and packaged drugs for later sale through тайники, hidden caches.[1]
Police said he could make 100 to 200 stashes a day and was paid in
cryptocurrency.[1]A search of the flat found 320 grams of marijuana.[1]The
search also found about 371 grams of hashish oil.[1]The search also found 787
grams of hashish, bringing the combined cannabis total to 1.478 kg.[1]Officers also found more than a kilogram of the psychotropic substance
alpha-PVP, which is not counted in the cannabis total.[1]
Investigators said the suspect received large consignments, divided them into
small doses and prepared them for sale.[1]He was placed in a temporary
detention facility.[1]A pretrial investigation is continuing.[1]He faces 7
to 12 years of imprisonment.[1]
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Seized drugs in the Kokshetau case. Photo: video frame via 24KZPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
1.478 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis; Hashish
Activity
Sale
Setting
Prison
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
24KZ24.kzRUБолее 2,5 кг наркотиков изъяли у мужчины в Кокшетау
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The article gives no separate date for the detention and search; 19 October 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only one accessible source for this event was found, so no second account confirms the details.
The combined headline total of more than 2.5 kg covers cannabis plus more than a kilogram of alpha-PVP; only the separately stated 1.478 kg of cannabis products is recorded as kg_seized.
The suspect's full name was not published, only his age of 28 and Petropavlovsk origin.
No court outcome was reported; the pretrial investigation was still under way and the 7-to-12-year term is the penalty he faces, not a sentence.
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