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Smuggling of petrol worth 37.2 billion tenge uncovered in Kazakhstan

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In Kazakhstan, since the start of 2026, more than 190,000 tonnes of petrol with an illicit turnover exceeding 37.2 billion tenge have been identified as being smuggled out of the country. At the same time, law enforcement agencies have thwarted 712 attempts to illegally export fuel and lubricants across road customs checkpoints.

The KNB has disrupted the activities of a criminal group in the Turkestan region.

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In the Turkestan region, officers of the Committee for National Security (KNB), together with the police and under the coordination of the prosecutor's office, have stopped the activities of a criminal group. As part of the investigation, pre-trial proceedings have been initiated against 17 individuals.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has opened a laboratory for training UAV operators.

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In Kazakhstan, a training laboratory for unmanned aircraft systems has begun operating at the Operational and Forensic Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). There, police officers undergo training in drone piloting to carry out their official duties.

Illegal fines totalling 800,000 tenge were returned to drivers in the Abai region

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In the city of Ayagoz, Abai Region, an error was discovered in the settings of an automated traffic violation recording system, which led to 172 people being unlawfully held administratively liable. All issued orders have been cancelled, and refunds of paid fines have begun for vehicle owners.

Service dog Bucha ensures the safety of residents of the Atyrau region

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A service dog named Bucha from the Canine Service Centre of the Atyrau Regional Police Department detects explosives silently — without barking or aggression, only with a quiet signal to the handler. This is what the work of a specially trained dog looks like at strategic sites and mass events in the region.

Unknown livestock disease in Kazakhstan or deliberate silence from the authorities?

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In several regions of Kazakhstan, cases of mass illness among cattle are being recorded. Doctor of Veterinary Sciences Gaisa Absatirov believes that the clinical picture is consistent with foot-and-mouth disease. However, the Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan refused to provide statistics on outbreak sites and vaccination data, citing the classification "For official use only".

The Government of Kazakhstan has outlined its approach to arbitration reform.

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Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has responded to a Senate inquiry regarding reform of arbitration legislation. The government has proposed introducing compulsory liability insurance for arbitrators and simplifying the process for invalidating individual arbitration agreements. The initiative to recognise affiliation as an unconditional ground for setting aside a decision was not supported.

Former Rector of MUIT released under amnesty after sentence for embezzlement of 1.7 billion tenge

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Former rector of the International University of Information Technologies (IUIT) Damir Shynybekov, who was sentenced to 8 years in prison in 2020 for embezzlement, was released in February 2026 after his sentence was recalculated to take into account an amnesty, the Committee of the Criminal Enforcement System (CCES) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported.

Underground drug labs in residential buildings have been identified in Almaty

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In Almaty, police officers coordinated by the prosecutor's office of the Medeu district identified and shut down the operations of an organised criminal group involved in the production and sale of psychotropic substances. Seven participants were detained, and the organiser has been placed on an international wanted list.
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