A group of individuals suspected of fraud, posing as law enforcement officers, has been detained in Almaty.
According to the press service of the city police department, the offenders pretended to be police officers and, under threat of criminal prosecution, took possession of an Almaty resident's money and car.
The amount of damage caused exceeded 12 million tenge. A criminal case has been opened on this fact.
"As a result of targeted operational-search activities conducted jointly with police units of Almaty and the Almaty region, six people were detained," the statement said.
During searches, fake service IDs, blank procedural documents, items of uniform, ammunition, stamps, bladed weapons, as well as state license plates from various countries were seized from the suspects.
All defendants have been placed in a temporary detention centre. The investigation is ongoing.
"Combating such crimes is a priority of our work. We promptly responded to the victim's statement, organised targeted operations and achieved the detention of the suspects," concluded Murat Zhumabayev, head of the Anti-Drug Crime Department of the Almaty Police Department.
Recall that in March last year, Majilis deputy Unzila Shapak reported that in 2023, the amount of stolen funds and loans taken out in citizens' names by fake police officers and fake bankers totalled 21 billion tenge.
In April, it became known that a resident of Aktobe took out loans totalling 7 million tenge on herself after receiving a call from fraudsters. She was called by unknown individuals who introduced themselves as employees of the KNB and the National Bank.
In December, in the Mangystau region, a criminal group suspected of large-scale internet fraud was detained. It was reported that the offenders, posing as employees of the KNB and the National Bank of Kazakhstan, stole 133 million tenge from citizens of Kazakhstan.