14:15, 20 мая 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Jazgul MASALIEVA
The number of Kyrgyz migrants detained with drugs in Russia is growing. The Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Madmarov said at a meeting of Eldik parliamentary group of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan.
According to him, the issue is escalating.
«There were 3,908 cases against migrants in 2021, at least 224 of them related to drugs are being investigated. In 2020, at least 150 Kyrgyzstanis were detained with drugs, in 2019 — 74 citizens. Our diplomatic missions are working together with employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the diaspora; the issue has been discussed with major Russian employers, and they produce educational videos,» the official said.