Underground drug laboratory shut down in Chui region
Law enforcement officers have shut down an underground drug laboratory operating in Chui region, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported.
Law enforcement officers have shut down an underground drug laboratory operating in Chui region, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported.
Law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan and Russia have disrupted the activities of a transnational group involved in supplying large batches of synthetic drugs from Russia to Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) has dismantled a major drug trafficking network operating in Bishkek, as well as in Chui and Osh regions. During a special operation, law enforcement officers seized more than 10 kilograms of illegal substances and detained several suspects.
An underground drug laboratory has been dismantled in Tyup district, Issyk-Kul region. The suspects were allegedly involved in the illegal production and transportation of drugs on an especially large scale, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported.
Officers from the Drug Control Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan detained a 19-year-old resident of the country as part of Canal-Yantarny Bereg anti-drug operation. He is suspected of distributing drugs through stashes in Bishkek.
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have dismantled the activities of an international criminal group involved in the smuggling of Afghan narcotics, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported.
Two foreign nationals have been detained in Alamedin district of Chui region on suspicion of drug trafficking and operating a drug den.
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan are being deceived into working as drug dealers abroad under promises of high salaries, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosted the interior and public security ministers of the “Central Asia-China” format in Astana during the second meeting of regional law enforcement agencies. The meeting was attended by Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, Kyrgyz Interior Ministe
Officers from the Drug Control Service, together with police of Zhaiyl district, detained three people suspected of selling cannabis products through Instagram, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
Employees of the State Drug Control Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan stopped the activities of a criminal group involved in the sale of Afghan hashish in Osh. Two people have been detained on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking.
Employees of the State Drug Control Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, together with Severnaya Railway Customs Office, have disrupted a channel for supplying marijuana from Thailand to Kyrgyzstan.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic has summarized the crime figures for January — April 2026. During this period, law enforcement agencies recorded 13,340 crimes. The crime rate increased by 13.8 percent compared to the same period in 2025.
Notorious crime boss Georgy Sorokin, better known in criminal circles as Zhora Tashkentsky or Soroka, has been detained in Egypt and extradited to Uzbekistan.
Over 2 tons of wild hemp were destroyed in Osh region of Kyrgyzstan in five days. The plants were found on an area of approximately 3 hectares, the press service of the regional police department reported.
Servicemen of the Border Troops of Uzbekistan’s State Security Service prevented a major smuggling operation involving potent pharmaceutical drugs during operational and preventive measures along the state border, Podrobno.uz reports.
In January—March 2026, prosecution authorities in Kyrgyzstan registered 10,011 crimes, marking a 12.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025. A report of the National Statistical Committee says.