Employee of one of ministries detained with drugs in Bishkek

17:33, 30 октября 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira Makanbai kyzy

An employee of one of the ministries was detained with drugs. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

The 34-year-old civil servant was detained on October 22 at approximately 9.40 p.m. in the yard of a house on Manas Avenue. He tried to throw away 8 round-shaped packages of a dark green narcotic substance.

During a search at his place of residence using a search dog, 10 bundles of hashish were found and seized. According to the operational data received, the drugs seized from the employee are the so-called «Afghan charas».

The man was placed in the pre-trial detention center-1 in Bishkek. A criminal case has been initiated under the article «Illegal manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogues for the purpose of sale.»