Nairobi: Nine drug laboratories have been dismantled in Kazakhstan, since June this year, as part of a national operation, the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said yesterday.
According to Nam News Network, authorities have uncovered 677 drug-related crimes since the operation began. In their efforts, they have seized two tonnes of marijuana, 47 kilograms of hashish, three tonnes of cannabis plants, 155 kilograms of synthetic drugs, and 8.5 tonnes of precursors.
The operation also led to the dismantling of three organized criminal groups, including one transnational network.