Special forces in Oral have arrested a 27-year-old local woman suspected of drug trafficking, in an operation carried out by officers from the drug enforcement department of the West Kazakhstan Region police department together with members of a special unit, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the information and media portal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a search of the woman turned up an iPhone 15 Pro Max. A bag she was carrying contained a bundle with 25 zip bags holding a yellow powder. Two more similar bundles, each containing five zip bags, were found in the pocket of her trousers.
During further operational and investigative measures, police examining suspected stash sites on city streets found and seized additional bundles of the narcotic substance. A search of a rented apartment also turned up a plastic container with a powder, five electronic scales, packages of zip bags, a respirator, rubber gloves, a utility knife and duct tape.
Testing showed the seized substance to be the synthetic drug a-PVP. Its total weight was 442 grams, equivalent to more than a thousand single doses.
The investigation established that since April 2026 the detained woman had acted as a so-called "stashman," storing and packaging narcotics for later distribution through hidden stashes.
A pre-trial investigation was conducted into the case. The criminal case files have been sent to court for consideration.