Almaty Man Beaten After Being Mistaken for a Drug Courier

A late-night search for lost headphones ended with an Almaty resident being hospitalized after a man allegedly mistook him for a drug courier hiding a stash, Orda.kz reports.

The incident occurred in the city’s 6th Microdistrict. Police received a call about a young man being assaulted and sent patrol officers from the Auezov District to the scene. A suspect was detained.

According to preliminary information, the suspect said he attacked the passerby because he believed he was hiding a package of drugs. The victim said he had only been searching for his lost headphones in the bushes.

The man was injured in the attack and taken to a hospital for examination.

Police have opened a pretrial investigation.

Original author: Elvira Ivannikova

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