Gold Worth $182 Million Attempted to be Smuggled Out of Kazakhstan in Shoes

Six gold bars, valued at 182.3 million tenge (approximately $400,000 USD), were seized after a citizen of Kyrgyzstan attempted to smuggle them into China hidden in shoe insoles. The gold, purchased in Kyrgyzstan and brought into Kazakhstan, was discovered at the Khorgos border crossing. The bars, weighing 2.8 kg, contained over 99% pure gold.

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