Kazakhstan police seize drugs worth $5.5 million at airports

Kazakh police have confiscated 98 kg of narcotics valued at 2.5 billion tenge (approximately $5.5 million) at Astana and Almaty airports since the start of 2026. Authorities arrested a foreign national attempting to smuggle 17 kg of drugs from Thailand. The investigation into international drug trafficking channels continues.

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