A routine check of a Hyundai Elantra in Almaty led to the discovery of an underground synthetic drug laboratory. As reported by infohub.kz, officers from the Auezov district police stopped the car at around 7 a.m., and during a search of the interior found a packet of a substance believed to be mephedrone inside a cigarette pack.
In the course of further investigative measures, police established the suspect's home address in the Nauryzbai district. A search of the apartment uncovered what is believed to be a laboratory for producing synthetic drugs.
Laboratory equipment, electronic scales, glass flasks, chemicals and containers of liquids were seized at the scene. The finds also included a powdered substance weighing more than one kilogram, believed to be mephedrone.
According to preliminary information, the man operated through Telegram, carrying out instructions from a handler. The seized substances and items have been sent for examination. A criminal case has been opened and the suspect has been arrested.