Mangystau police seize heroin worth $133 thousand
AKTAU. KAZINFORM - Over 2 days, from October 30-31, Mangystau region IAD officers have seized 300 grams of heroin, the total value of which is KZT 24 mln ($133,000).
In one of the districts of Aktau a man, born in 1968, was detained with 10 bundles of heroin. The police came to his accomplice, who had 17 bundles with the same contents. A drug trafficker who was a citizen of the U.S., born in 1967, was also arrested with KZT 800 thousand and a bundle of heroin weighting 38 grams. Even large amounts of the drug were found during the inspection of his residence. Total, police seized 300 grams of heroin (6000 doses) worth KZT 24 million or USD 133 thousand. All detainees were out into the detention center. They face 15 to 20 years of imprisonment.