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A large shipment of marijuana was seized in the Zhetisu region.

On February 22, 2025, in the Sarkand district of the Zhetysu region, officers from the Department of Police and the National Security Committee, in coordination with the prosecutor's office, apprehended three local residents suspected of engaging in the illegal drug trade.
В Жетысу изъяли значительную партию марихуаны.

According to the information from the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, it has been established that two of the detained individuals are adherents of religious extremist ideology.

During the search, large quantities of marijuana and religious literature, deemed extremist and prohibited for import, publication, and distribution within the territory of Kazakhstan, were seized from the suspects.

"Currently, a pre-trial investigation is underway, during which law enforcement agencies are clarifying all the circumstances of the case and possible connections of the suspects," the agency reported.

The police remind that the distribution and use of narcotic substances, as well as the possession and distribution of extremist materials, are serious crimes that carry criminal liability.

If you are aware of any facts regarding the illegal trafficking of drugs or the distribution of prohibited religious literature, please report them to law enforcement authorities immediately.

It was previously reported that a criminal group was detained in the Karaganda region.