On May 23, according to a report by inbusiness.kz, workers from the Border Guard and State Tax Service of Kazakhstan detained three Kazakhstani citizens at the Dostyk vehicle checkpoint during an inspection. These individuals attempted to enter the country with a large quantity of electronic cigarettes through a truck, but lacked the necessary accompanying documents.
Law Enforcement Scene | Image source: Kazakhstan Border Guard
According to reports, the detained goods include brands such as Smoant, Solo Bar, and Inflave Air (one of the top 10 brands in the Russian market), with an estimated value of 2.4 billion rubles (about 38 million yuan).
Electronic cigarettes seized | Image source: Kazakhstan Border Guard
In order to conduct further investigation into this matter, these individuals and goods have been handed over to the territorial department of the Economic Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Electronic Cigarettes Seized | Photo Courtesy of Kazakhstan Border Guard
On February 27th this year, a foreign citizen was detained by Kazakhstan's border control authority at a car checkpoint in the Jiangbulak area. At the time, he was attempting to transport a large quantity of electronic cigarettes without accompanying documentation, valued at around 90 million tenge (approximately 1.43 million yuan).
Previously, the Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Volodin, stated his intention to collaborate with the countries in the Eurasian Economic Union to crack down on grey channels, specifically naming Belarus and Kazakhstan as targets.
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Electronic cigarettes worth 2.4 billion tenge were attempted to be imported from China to Kazakhstan.
The KNB has reported the detention of a large shipment of goods at the border with China.
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