Customs officers at the "Tazhen" checkpoint foiled an attempt to illegally export diesel fuel to Uzbekistan, and the offender has been held administratively liable, the website infohub.kz reports.
A foreign national tried to take 500 liters of diesel fuel from Kazakhstan into Uzbekistan using an auxiliary tank that was not part of the vehicle's factory design.
"On July 20, 2026, during border control at the 'Tazhen' customs post, foreign citizen N., traveling from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Uzbekistan, attempted to illegally transport diesel fuel using an auxiliary fuel tank with a capacity of 500 liters that was not provided for by the factory design of the vehicle," the court said in a statement.
At the court hearing, the offender's guilt was fully confirmed by his own explanations, the administrative offense report and the case materials.
"The sanction under Article 545 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan provides for an administrative penalty in the form of a fine of 15 monthly calculation indices with confiscation of the goods that are the direct subject of the administrative offense," the court said.
By court order, the man was found guilty of committing an administrative offense under Article 545 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was fined 15 monthly calculation indices. The court order has entered into force.