In Shymkent, a man suspected of extorting money from a major entrepreneur has been detained. The incident became the latest episode in a series of detentions of representatives of the city's criminal milieu.
WHAT IS KNOWN
As reported by journalist Mikhail Kozachkov on his Telegram channel “Kozachkov offside”, the 40-year-old man was detained red-handed by officers of the Department of the National Security Committee (DKNB) for the city of Shymkent together with the Organised Crime Control Department (UBOP) of the Police Department (DP) of the city of Shymkent. The man is suspected of extorting money from a major entrepreneur.
According to the journalist, the detainee had previously been convicted multiple times for robbery and theft.
WHO IS “UNCLE VANYA”
In September, Shymkent detained Ivan Herr, known in the criminal milieu by the nickname “Uncle Vanya”. The man had also been repeatedly subjected to criminal liability. He received his first conviction in 1981.
Herr, together with other men, attempted to recover a debt from a resident of Shymkent. The man was demanded to sign a receipt acknowledging a debt of 5 million tenge, and the money he had on him was also taken.
After the victim filed a complaint, law enforcement officers opened a criminal case on the fact of self-administered justice.
OTHER DETENTIONS IN SHYMKENT
Since the beginning of 2026, several representatives of the criminal milieu have been detained in Shymkent, including a criminal authority nicknamed “Kropal” and his closest associates. Law enforcement officers also shut down the activities of representatives of criminal youth who are suspected of extortion and self-administered justice.
