Kyrgyzstan Announces Seizure Of Drug Shipment Worth $3.5 Million

Kyrgyzstan's National Security Committee on Friday (November 1) announced the seizure of 67 kg of drugs worth $3.5 million.

According to the committee's information, the drug shipment was transported to Kyrgyzstan via Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Kyrgyzstan's National Security Committee stated in a video released that it had arrested a foreign smuggler on charges of transporting the drugs. No details have been released about the identity of the foreigner.

The drugs were reportedly methamphetamine, and the smugglers were planning to transport them to Hong Kong, China, after Kyrgyzstan. China and Kyrgyzstan share a border.

Kyrgyzstan's National Security Committee said that the foreigner was in custody and that security forces were interrogating him to identify his accomplices.