National Security Committee officers destroy 220 kg of heroin
18:25, 12 December 2013
ASTANA. December 12. KAZINFORM - National Security Committee officers on the territory of "Almaty Heavy Engineering Plant" have destroyed 220 kg of heroin, the press office of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan reports.
On the whole in 2013 the NSC Department of Almaty disclosed 7 international drug trafficking channels and opened 30 criminal cases. There were detained and prosecuted 16 people. More thab 408 kg of drugs have been seized of illicit trafficking including 405 kg of heroin and 3 kg of amphetamine.