The Almaty prosecutor's office has shut down the activities of an organised criminal group that was illegally moving goods across the customs border.
“Facts have been established regarding the movement of goods across the customs border using forged documents and customs identification means, as well as the issuance of invoices without the actual performance of work, provision of services, or shipment of goods,” the press service of the department reported.
Based on the materials collected, law enforcement officers registered a number of criminal cases in which the directors of companies “authorised economic operators in the customs sphere” were listed as suspects.
The court sentenced them to various terms of imprisonment ranging from two to seven years, with confiscation of property in favour of the state. The appellate court upheld the verdict.
It is worth recalling that earlier in Uralsk, special service officers from Astana detained eight people suspected of extorting a large sum of money from the owner of one of the city's markets.