An international drug trafficking network has been dismantled in Kazakhstan.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Almaty, December 4 (Xinhua) — Special prosecutors in Kazakhstan have completed their investigation and sent to court a case involving an international drug trafficking network involving citizens of several countries, including Russia, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan, Kazakh Prosecutor General Berik Asylov said on Thursday.

According to him, the activities of an international drug trafficking network operating through the Telegram messaging app were disrupted in Shymkent. As part of the investigation, 24 individuals were detained, and property worth over 500 million tenge (approximately $992,300) was seized.

During the investigation, two drug labs were discovered and dismantled in Shymkent. 6.1 kg of the finished synthetic drug mephedrone, 330 grams of packaged drugs intended for sale, 2.1 tons of precursors, and laboratory equipment for drug production were seized.

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