13:39, 28 февраля 2026, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Anastasia BENGARD
An underground drug lab was dismantled in Bishkek, and more than 4 kilograms of narcotics were seized. The press service of the capital’s Main Department of Internal Affairs reported.
According to it, officers from the State Service on Drug Control of the Kyrgyz Republic received operational information about illegal activity. During the investigation, citizen D.G., 21, voluntarily handed over a syringe containing a liquid with the characteristic odor of a narcotic substance—hashish oil—with a total weight of 12.98 grams.
According to an expert examination, the seized substance was determined to be cannabis oil; its net weight without packaging was 5.86 grams.
A criminal case was opened under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (Illegal manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their analogues for the purpose of sale.)
During the investigation, D.G. stated that he purchased the substance from an acquaintance. As a result of operational investigative activities, he was identified as A.L., 32.
It was established that the suspects had converted the apartment into a laboratory for the illegal manufacture of narcotics, effectively organizing a site for production and subsequent distribution.
During a search of the residence, substances with a characteristic cannabis odor were discovered and seized, including:
As part of the criminal investigation, a Telegram channel used by the suspects to illegally distribute narcotics was also detected and shut down.
The suspects have been placed in the temporary detention facility of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek.
Police urge city residents to remain vigilant and immediately report cases of illegal drug trafficking to law enforcement agencies.