Two KNB Employees and Three MIA Employees Implicated in Drug Smuggling and Money Laundering Case

Drugs were shipped through international parcels, and the proceeds were laundered through real estate and car purchases, Orda.kz reports.

The Almaty Prosecutor’s Office has completed an investigation into a case involving the smuggling of marijuana and cannabis extract from the United States. The scheme’s organizer was an inmate serving a prison sentence, who managed to establish drug deliveries to Almaty via international postal shipments.

The criminal group included coordinators, protectors, droppers, couriers, and packers. A total of 25 parcels containing 43 kilograms of narcotics were seized and recognized as physical evidence,
 the Prosecutor’s Office reported.

20 people were detained, including two National Security Committee officers and three employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Penal Enforcement Committee, suspected of protecting the network. 

The suspects face charges of drug smuggling and distribution.

Proceeds from drug trafficking were laundered through property acquisitions. The court seized five apartments, three buildings, 10 land plots, and 44 vehicles.

Earlier, Orda.kz reported that in the Turkistan Region, a deputy head of the anti-narcotics department was detained on suspicion of drug possession and distribution. His subordinate was additionally charged with accepting a bribe. Both officers were dismissed from service.

Original Author: Ruslan Loginov