Preventing the Illegal Export of Personal Protective Equipment

From March 2020 to date, the Border Service Department of the West Kazakhstan Region has prevented 13 export cases of personal protective equipment to Russia (4,585,570 pieces of medical masks, 3,900,000 pieces of gloves, 480 pieces of goggles). The preliminary amount of withdrawn funds is more than 500 million tenge.

The organizers hid personal protective equipment for illegal export in a consignment with consumer goods.

The territorial divisions of the Border Service of the National Security Committee are focused on strengthening control at checkpoints in order to prevent the illicit export of personal protective equipment from Kazakhstan.

Press Service of the NSC RK