Council for the prevention of drug offenses was established in the Karagandy region
A council for the prevention of drug offenses was established in the Police Department of the Karaganda region. This is the first body in the region that carries out preventive work in the fight against drug crime. Its purpose is to establish an active interaction between the police and civil society in the fight against drug addiction and illegal drug trafficking.
Establishment of the council is a continuation of the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which began in January of this year. In the central office of the Ministry, a decision was made to create a council on interaction and cooperation with non-governmental organizations and the public, and this initiative was supported by well-known and respected citizens of our country.
- Our city and region did not refrain from promoting ideas aimed at protecting our citizens and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Today we are opening a new page of cooperation between the police and civil society. Dear members of the council, each of you has honors, experiences and intentions to make a real contribution to the common cause - to protect the future from the threat of drug addiction, - said Negmet Ismagulov, the head of the police department of the Karaganda region, during the opening of the council.
The council included public figures, experts, representatives of non-governmental organizations, as well as media personalities and famous sportsmen. This allows to look at the problem in a complex and effective way.
Among the members of the Council - Olympic champion, honored master of sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, winner of the Val Barker Cup, Serik Sapiev.                                                                          — Drug addiction and illegal drug trafficking is a very serious social problem that destroys the personality and threatens the security of the country. We should not limit ourselves to information, but create a new public consciousness among the people. "Each of us is responsible for the health of the future generation," the athlete noted.
During the event, council members were presented with certificates confirming their participation in the project. Abil Abildin, the first deputy head of the Police Department of the Karaganda region, was elected as the chairman of the council by voting, and Dmitry Poltarenko, the head of the public association "Citizens of Kazakhstan", was appointed as his deputy. In the first quarter of 2025, the police of the Karaganda region:
the laboratory producing synthetic drugs was destroyed;
the work of three phytolaboratories was stopped;
three major channels of drug delivery to the region were closed;
an organized criminal group engaged in the production and distribution of synthetic drugs was exposed;
the main organizer of five drug laboratories and his accomplices were arrested;
obtained the fact of legalization of income was revealed;
600 kg of drugs and precursors, including 92 kg of synthetic substances, were seized from illegal circulation.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mvd-karaganda/press/news/details/973008?lang=kk