Shawarma with a "Million-Dollar Filling": Prohibited Items Found in Ust-Kamenogorsk Detention Center

Shawarma with a "Million-Dollar Filling": Prohibited Items Found in Ust-Kamenogorsk Detention Center

A 29-year-old man in Ust-Kamenogorsk attempted to break the law and disrupt order. He brought a delivery to the pre-trial detention center, and his "package" turned out to be quite unusual.

Staff at Institution #73 of the Penitentiary Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan carefully inspect everything that is delivered to convicts and those in pre-trial detention. This time, a bag of shawarma raised suspicion: it seemed too heavy. When asked if there was too much meat inside, the man joked that, yes, it was a generous portion.

But it turned out that the shawarma contained no meat at all.

Inside the shawarma, instead of meat and vegetables, were two neatly packaged iPhones. The gadgets were wrapped in plastic bags.

When asked what they were, the man claimed he simply wanted to help a friend by delivering food to his buddy. He insisted he didn't know what was inside.

The attempt to circumvent "Law and Order" resulted in administrative liability for the 29-year-old man under Article 481 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The case materials have been compiled and sent to court, which will decide the fate of the resourceful "courier."

Detention center staff remind the public that attempting to deliver prohibited items is strictly punished, and creativity will not help.