One held in Talas Region as GKNB breaks up cannabis-making group
The GKNB detained a man accused of belonging to a group that made and sold drugs in Talas Region and said searches found raw material and equipment for making them. At his arrest the man said the seized drug was 'ordinary anasha', the Central Asian name for cannabis, but no weight was given.
Officers of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (GKNB) detained a
man identified as B.B.R. in Talas Region as he tried to sell a large batch of
drugs.[1]The GKNB said he was part of a group that made and sold drugs in the
region.[1]At the arrest the man said the seized drug was ‘ordinary anasha’, a
Central Asian name for cannabis.[2]
Searches at the homes and workplaces of the group’s members found additional
stocks of raw material and a place and equipment for making drugs.[1]The GKNB
gave no weight for the seized drug or the raw material.[1]The detainee was
placed in the temporary detention facility, or IVS, of the Talas city police
department.[1]
AKIpress reported that the searches also covered the homes and workplaces of
other people in the case.[2]The GKNB said investigators were working to
establish all circumstances, possible accomplices and distribution channels.[1]No charges had been announced when the reports were published.[1]
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The reports give no separate date for the arrest or the searches; 12 November 2026 is the date of the GKNB statement and of publication.
No weight or value was given for the seized drug or the stocks of raw material.
The GKNB statement calls the substance only a drug; the identification as anasha comes from the suspect's remark at the arrest, and no laboratory confirmation was reported.
The reports do not say whether the drug was marijuana leaf or hashish.
The size of the group and the number of people searched are not stated.
The suspect is identified only by the initials B.B.R.
No charges were reported and no court outcome is known; the case was at the investigation stage.
The number of search sites is not given, so the searches are recorded only as at homes and workplaces.
The exact place of the arrest in Talas Region is not given, so region-level coordinates are used.
Kyrgyzstan's drug control service detained a man in Osh Region suspected of distributing drugs and seized more than 5 kilograms of Afghan-origin hashish from him. A criminal case was opened under article 282 of the Criminal Code, and police said they were working to identify other people involved and the channels used to move the drugs.
Interior Ministry anti-drug officers detained one suspected organizer of an online drug shop in Bishkek that allegedly sold drugs for several years in Bishkek and Chuy Region. Officers seized marijuana, hashish and heroin prepared for sale, plus growing and packing equipment, with police valuing the haul at 4.5 million som.
A Kyrgyz citizen accused of buying marijuana buds and psychotropic substances in the US and mailing them to Kyrgyzstan in parcels was extradited from the US with DEA and Interpol help. Police say accomplices distributed the drugs in Bishkek and Chui region; no amounts or full identity were disclosed and the investigation continues.
Kyrgyzstan's Interior Ministry said its anti-drug service stopped a Toyota Camry in Jumgal district, Naryn Region, and found five sacks holding 28.666 kg of marijuana, then detained the driver and three other suspects the same day. Searches at the suspects' homes added 482 grams, taking the total to 29.148 kg, and a criminal case was opened on illegal drug manufacture for sale.
