Published
08/26/2025, 16:30The State Committee for National Security reported the detention of a Kyrgyz citizen suspected of laundering criminal proceeds and financing organised criminal groups.
According to the special services, the detainee had been involved in cargo transportation and customs clearance of goods from China for a long time, using illegal declaration schemes. With the patronage of the former chairman of the customs service, he managed to evade customs payments on a particularly large scale.
In addition, the detainee is involved in the organisation of illegal gambling activities and was the founder of the Pallada casino in Bishkek. According to the State Committee for National Security, the proceeds from these activities were used to support criminal groups, in particular to finance Akmatbayev's supporters and the so-called ‘thief-in-law’ Asanbek. The investigation also established facts of expensive gifts being given to family members of organised crime group leaders.
During a search of the suspect's residence, law enforcement officers seized an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, as well as narcotic substances. Among the items found were PM and PSM pistols with re-stamped serial numbers, Saiga and Tiger carbines, a Winchester rifle, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition of various calibres and 20 grams of hashish.
The day before, on 25 August, the suspect was detained and placed in the temporary detention centre of the State Committee for National Security.
