Kazakh customs officers seize 200kg of heroin September 5, 2012 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nearly 200 kilograms of heroin was confiscated on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border by Kazakh customs officers, the press service for the customs control department in southern Kazakhstan said on Wednesday, Sept 5. “On September 4, 2012, a car with a trailer traveling from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan was stopped at the Karasu customs check point. One hundred ninety kilograms of a narcotic substance, heroin, was found in the car” the statement said. Sniffer dogs were able to pinpoint a clay-colored substance in the back of the car. The customs officers believe the drug was prepared in Afghanistan and was planned to be transported to Europe. “Taking into account the price of Afghan heroin, $1 million per kilogram, the price of this is about $190 million,” the statement said, according to RIA Novosti.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
