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The Ministry of Energy has announced the redistribution of 260,000 tonnes of oil to alternative export routes following adjustments to transit via the Druzhba pipeline towards Germany. Part of the volumes will be redirected to the port of Ust-Luga and through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC).

In Kazakhstan, the import of batches of agricultural products infested with quarantine weeds was prevented. This concerns barley and guar seeds from Russia, which could have posed a risk to agriculture and public health.

The bank accounts of journalist Vadim Boreyko were frozen after a civil claim for 71 million tenge was filed against him by a construction company in Almaty. According to him, the restrictions affected accounts in various banks, including cards and a pension account.

In April 2026, the activities of a criminal group linked to telephone fraud were suppressed in Almaty. According to law enforcement agencies, over 4 million calls were made through the scheme they had created, and the damage to telecom operators exceeded 15 million tenge.

The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) is investigating a case against the head of several construction companies, Moldir Suy unshali. She is suspected of large-scale fraud in attracting citizens' funds to the Nura Elite cottage town project in Astana.

In the Talgar district of the Almaty region, a group of individuals suspected of extortion and armed robbery has been detained. According to the investigation, after the attack the victim was demanded 10 million tenge, and his car was taken as collateral.

On 27 April, at the Orlovskaya mine in the Abai region, an employee of the enterprise died as a result of a rockfall. Another worker sustained injuries and is under medical supervision. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the incident.

Azamatkhan Amirtayev, chairman of the Baitak party, reported that he was denied passage through border control in Russia and sent back to Kazakhstan. According to him, the trip was related to attending a congress of environmental parties, which was scheduled to take place on 26 April.

The Inter-district Criminal Court of Astana has passed sentence on bloggers Yerbolat Zhanabylov and Elmira Tolegenova in the high-profile case linked to their online project. The verdict was announced following the conclusion of the trial.

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with heads of foreign agricultural engineering companies, following which new agreements were signed on localising production machinery in Kazakhstan. The documents provide for the establishment of new production facilities at the Localisation Centre in Kostanay and reflect the growing interest of international players in the country's market.