At the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, a citizen suspected of committing a series of fraudulent acts in the Almaty region was extradited from Kyrgyzstan.
According to the press service of the department, from 2019 to 2022, the suspect, acting together with other individuals, offered entrepreneurs the opportunity to purchase retail kiosks at one of the largest food markets in the region.
As stated by the investigative authorities, the malefactors misled citizens and took possession of the funds of 11 entrepreneurs totalling 126 million tenge.
After committing a series of crimes, the individual fled and was placed on the international wanted list. In August, he was detained in Bishkek.
Later, the suspect was extradited to Kazakhstan and placed in a pre-trial detention centre. It is noted that the crime with which he is charged carries a penalty of imprisonment for a term of 5 to 10 years with confiscation of property.
Earlier, a Kazakh citizen convicted of drug trafficking was extradited from Russia. It was reported that he, as part of a group, sold narcotic drugs in especially large quantities in the territory of Pavlodar. The man was arrested while transporting 66 kg of marijuana and 8 kg of hashish for further sale.