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20 million soms scam: Suspect detained, number of victims grows

19:45, 24 March 2026

A large-scale fraud scheme causing damage of more than 20 million soms has been uncovered in Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported.

20 million soms scam: Suspect detained, number of victims grows

A large-scale fraud scheme causing damage of more than 20 million soms has been uncovered in Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported.

2 February, Friday

09:49

Traffic accident involving cars from Kyrgyzstan occurs in Kazakhstan

09:45

Bishkek HPP breakdown: Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliev is at the scene

09:37

Bishkek HPP breakdown: President keeps situation under personal control

09:23

Bishkek HPP breakdown: Boiler equipment operators injured

09:16

Bishkek HPP breakdown: Five injured hospitalized

09:10

Bishkek HPP breakdown: Schools and kindergartens switch to online classes

09:03

Breakdown reported at Bishkek HPP

1 February, Thursday

17:02

Clothing market illegally opened on state land in Jalal-Abad

16:51

Tax payment procedure promised to be simplified in Kyrgyzstan

16:40

Illegal legalization of more than 1,000 cars revealed in Kyrgyzstan

15:15

Group of persons involving teenagers in crime detained in Bishkek

13:58

First free kidney transplant performed on 22-year-old girl in Bishkek

13:49

Smuggled goods worth 300,000 soms detained at Kyrgyz-Tajik border

13:43

Official car of Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan gets into traffic accident

13:35

Six fires occur in Kyrgyzstan for 24 hours

13:32

Kamchi Kolbaev’s in-law released on his own recognizance

12:30

Kyrgyzstan moves up from 68th to 22nd place in world PPP ranking

12:17

Edil Baisalov urges officials to reduce paper reports

12:02

Land plot near Karakol ski resort returned to state

11:47

Member of organized crime group suspected of hooliganism detained in Bishkek

11:41

Traffic accident involving 26 cars occurs in Kazakhstan

11:33

Head of Torture Prevention Center meets with detained journalists

11:18

994 Kyrgyzstanis convicted in Russia refuse extradition to homeland

10:49

Kyrgyzstan to make contribution to UN OHCHR budget for the first time since 2011

10:10

Kyrgyzstan may start issuing passports with new flag from May

09:56

Computed tomography center opened in Toktogul district

09:42

Iran cancels visa regime for tourists from Kyrgyzstan from February 4

09:34

Shadow economy in 2022 reached 20.2 percent of GDP in Kyrgyzstan

31 January, Wednesday

17:48

Military helicopter crash: Specialists start black box decoding

17:38

Delegation from Russia arrives in Kyrgyzstan

17:05

Printing house producing extremist materials discovered in Issyk-Kul region

16:11

Issue of preferential loans to farmers in Kyrgyzstan to begin in February

15:56

Internal Affairs bodies solve 64.6 percent of crimes in 2023

15:38

More than 100 Kyrgyzstanis queue up for free kidney transplant

15:32

Liquidation of Kamchi Kolbaev: Prosecutor General comments on special operation

15:04

Kyrgyzstan accedes to Convention on Transfer of Sentenced Persons

14:54

12.2 billion soms returned to country’s budget in 2023 - Prosecutor General

12:27

Akylbek Japarov to pay working visit to Almaty

12:23

Quarter of women die of cervical cancer in first year after diagnosis

11:53

Member of organized crime group suspected of fraud detained in Kara-Suu

11:48

Eight fires occur in Kyrgyzstan for 24 hours

11:36

President invites Kamchybek Tashiev to head Football Federation of Kyrgyzstan

11:03

Kyrgyzstan ranked 141st in Corruption Perceptions Index 2023

10:24

Officials again ask to withdraw Kyrgyzstan’s airlines from EU black list

10:13

Video cameras installed in all residential institutions of Labor Ministry

10:00

Preschool educational institution of SCNS opened in Bishkek

09:29

Territorial reform: Number of local councils to be almost halved

09:19

French businessmen interested in development of ski tourism in Kyrgyzstan

09:10

Business in Kyrgyzstan uses 73,800 cash registers

30 January, Tuesday

18:09

Kyrgyzstanis win bronze medals at wrestling tournament in Russia