Man fails to smuggle Artemia larvae worth $300,000
10:01, 25 September 2015
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakh border guards have detained "KamAZ-5320" truck en route from Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan.
According to the Border Service of Kazakhstan National Security Committee, after checking the truck the border guards have uncovered contraband cargo - 600 bags with Artemia larvae weighing about 21 tons. The preliminary estimated cost is 84 million tenge ($300,000). The 55-year-old driver of the vehicle had no documents for the cargo. The border guards reported the incident to the police.