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Almaty Pharmacist Organized Supply Channel for Criminal Group
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan /Crime & Justice

Almaty Pharmacist Organized Supply Channel for Criminal Group

From Tengrinews · () English

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry said a pharmacist in Almaty helped organize the supply of large quantities of potent substances to Aktobe Region.
  • Police detained the group’s alleged organizer, operator, packagers and distributors, seizing more than 1,000 pharmaceutical products.
  • The ministry said illegal trafficking of potent substances can carry a prison sentence of up to 15 years under legislation introduced on Jan. 1, 2026.

A pharmacist in Almaty allegedly used her legitimate work to help supply large quantities of potent substances to Kazakhstan’s Aktobe Region, according to the Interior Ministry.

Investigators said the criminal group had a defined structure, including an organizer, an operator, people who packaged the substances and distributors who hid them in caches. Law enforcement detained all of the alleged members during operational and investigative measures.

Authorities seized more than 1,000 pharmaceutical products from illegal circulation. The Interior Ministry said criminal liability for the illegal trafficking of potent substances took effect in Kazakhstan on Jan. 1, 2026.

“Illegal trafficking of potent substances is punishable by up to 15 years in prison,” said Daniyar Aubakirov, deputy head of a department within the Interior Ministry’s Committee for Combating Drug Crime.

Illegal trafficking of potent substances is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

— Daniyar AubakirovThe Interior Ministry official described the penalty under Kazakhstan’s criminal liability rules.
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