14:52, 18 мая 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Yuri KOPYTIN
A criminal case was initiated against the management of Karakol airport under Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property). Press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported.
«It was found out that officials of Karakol airport illegally sold special equipment and equipment of the airport to people who smelted precious metals from it,» the statement says.
An underground gold refining laboratory was discovered in Karakol. Investigation is ongoing.