The Border Service of the National Security Committee (NSC) has summarised its performance for October 2026. During the month, officers detained 3,318 law-breakers, prevented the illegal movement of goods worth more than KZT 2.1 billion, and stopped more than a hundred cases of poaching in the Caspian.
WHO WAS DETAINED AT KAZAKHSTAN'S BORDER
According to the NSC press service, of the 3,318 people detained in the border area, 2,791 were foreign nationals.
Together with the competent authorities, border guards prevented 1,267 instances of the illegal movement of goods and cargo across the state border. Their total value exceeded KZT 2.1 billion.
The agency did not specify which goods were being moved illegally or at which sections of the border the violations were detected.
POACHING IN THE CASPIAN AND DAMAGE OF KZT 413 MILLION
Border guards also stopped 119 cases of poaching in the waters of the Caspian Sea.
Officers seized 88 km of poaching gear, as well as 187 sturgeon weighing a total of 933 kg.
According to the NSC's estimate, the value of the damage prevented exceeded KZT 413 million.
CRIMINAL CASES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
On the basis of the violations identified, the Border Service opened 47 criminal cases. Investigative measures are currently under way in these cases.
In addition, 3,021 administrative cases are being processed, with fines imposed totalling more than KZT 35 million.
The materials on the remaining instances have been sent to law enforcement and judicial authorities for procedural decisions to be taken.
