Two Zhambyl residents held as transport police seize 23 kg of marijuana
Transport police in Merki district, Zhambyl Region, detained two local residents at the Karasu railway stop and seized 23 kg 140 g of dried marijuana from their car. A pre-trial investigation was opened under part 4 of article 296 of Kazakhstan's Criminal Code, covering unlawful storage and transport of drugs in an especially large amount.
🇰🇿 Karasu railway stop, Merki district, Zhambyl Region · Kazakhstan
Arrested
2
Cannabis
23.14 kg
Agencies
Transport Police Department, network police department at Turksib station
Officers of the network police department at Turksib station identified and
detained two residents of Zhambyl Region at the Karasu railway stop in Merki
district during operational search measures.[1]A check of the two men’s car
found 23 kilograms140 grams of dried marijuana, an especially large amount,
which officers seized.[1]The department head, Bakytzhan Malybayev, announced
the seizure.[1]
A pre-trial investigation was opened under part 4 of article 296 of Kazakhstan’s
Criminal Code, on unlawful storage and transport of drugs in an especially large
amount.[1]Other information about the case was withheld under article 201 of
Kazakhstan’s Code of Criminal Procedure as contrary to the interests of the
investigation.[1]
The Interior Ministry’s media outlet Polisia.kz carried the same statement on 19
September 2023, quoting Malybayev on the 23 kilograms140 grams of dried
marijuana found in the car.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published on GOV.KZ with the Transport Police Department's report on the seizure at the Karasu railway stop in Merki district.Photo details
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