Between 1 and 10 August, 70 attempts to transport undeclared currency were recorded at checkpoints across the state border of Kazakhstan. The total amount of cash discovered exceeded 645 million tenge.
WHAT IS KNOWN
According to the Border Service of the National Security Committee (BS NSC), work to prevent the illegal export of cash abroad is carried out on an ongoing basis. Materials relating to the identified cases were handed over to the competent authority for a procedural decision to be made.
One such case occurred at the «Kordai» road checkpoint in Zhambyl Region. During border control, $70,000 was found on a foreign national, equivalent to 32.55 million tenge.
The money was hidden under clothing.
WHAT AMOUNT IS PERMITTED FOR EXPORT
The BS NSC reminded that the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes a ban on the export of cash in amounts exceeding $10,000.
CONTEXT
In May 2026, the BS NSC identified 146 cases of illegal currency movement totalling 1.5 billion tenge. Materials relating to the other identified violations were sent to law enforcement and judicial bodies for procedural decisions to be made.
Between 30 June and 7 July 2026, the BS NSC recorded 38 attempts to transport undeclared currency amounting to more than 636 million tenge. At the Kordai checkpoint, $350,000 was found on a foreign national.
In July 2026, the BS NSC reported 149 cases of illegal movement of foreign currency totalling more than 2.1 billion tenge. Over the course of the month, the agency prevented 2,476 cases of illegal movement of goods and cargo with a total value of over 3.9 billion tenge.
