Police in Uralsk have uncovered two cases of illegal drug trafficking, seizing more than 220 kg of marijuana in total, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the information media portal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the large drug batches were found during operational search operations carried out in Uralsk.
In one case, officers detained a 34-year-old city resident. "Get down!" the security forces commanded during the arrest. Two large boxes were found in the courtyard of his home. On inspection, police discovered 12 plastic bags containing a plant-based substance. According to the findings of an examination, the seized substance was dried marijuana. Its total weight was 198 kg 16 g.
Another large batch of drugs was found in the apartment of another Uralsk resident, aged 45. During the search, police seized 23 kg of dried marijuana.
In total, more than 220 kg of marijuana was taken out of illegal circulation in the two cases identified. Pre-trial investigations have been launched. Investigative measures are currently under way to establish all the circumstances of the incidents, as well as possible channels for the supply and distribution of drugs.