Frontier guards detained man carrying 12.5 kg jade stone in his backpack

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The frontier guards of Kazakhstan have detained a man, resident of Kazakhstan, who attempted to smuggle 12.5 kg of jade stone through the Khorgos checkpoint.

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As the Kazakh National Security Committee’s Frontier Service told Kazinform, the detainee was walking from Kazakhstan territory to the International Centre for Near-Border Cooperation.

As it was found out, the man had a 12.5 kg jade stone hidden in his backpack.

Investigation has been launched.