An officer from the district police department of Shymkent was dismissed from the internal affairs bodies on negative grounds after an incident involving a car in which a substance suspected of being a narcotic was found. According to media reports, during the detention, one of the men in the car attempted to flee and rammed the operatives' vehicle.
HOW THE DETENTION UNFOLDED
According to Zakon.kz data, in the early hours of 19 October 2026, officers of the organised crime control department (UBOP) stopped a Kia Cerato without licence plates at the entrance to Shymkent.
Reportedly, the driver was an inspector of the Yenbekshinsky district police department. Two men were in the car with him.
According to information circulating on social media, during the check, one of the men in the car attempted to flee, rammed the operatives' vehicle and resisted. Special rapid response unit (SOBR) officers were brought in for the detention.
WHAT WAS FOUND IN THE CAR
During the inspection of the car, operatives found a package containing a substance suspected of being a narcotic.
The exact composition of the substance is being established by expert examination. There is no official information in the published police comment about its weight or which individual it belonged to.
WHAT THE POLICE REPORTED
The press service of the Shymkent city police department (DP) confirmed the interception of the illegal storage of narcotic substances and the presence of a police officer in the car.
"During the operations it was also established that a police officer from one of the district police units was in the car together with civilians. The said officer has been dismissed from the internal affairs bodies on negative grounds," the department said.
Law enforcement officers are now conducting investigative actions and establishing the circumstances of the incident, including the actions of the former police officer.
The Shymkent DP is not disclosing further details, citing Article 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Inadmissibility of disclosing pre-trial investigation data").
