Detained Citizen of Uzbekistan for the Attempt to Smuggle Drugs

• On December 22, 2020, border guards at the “Zhibek Zholy” automobile checkpoint (Turkestan region), during border control using a service dog named “Nano", detained a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the attempt to smuggle drugs.

 

• As a result of the actions of the border detachment, the service dog gave a designation to the bag of this citizen, during a personal search, a narcotic substance hidden from border control in a tube of shaving gel was revealed in the bag.

 

• As a result of the examination, a narcotic substance "dried marijuana" weighing 43.2878 grams was found.

 

• The above citizen and narcotic substances were transferred to the regional police department of the Saryagash district of the Turkestan region. Procedural actions are underway.

 

• The territorial subdivisions of the Border Guard Service of the NSC are focused on strengthening control at checkpoints in order to prevent the smuggling of drugs.

 

Press Service

of the National Security Committee

of the Republic of Kazakhstan