Press release
An attempt to illegally export non-ferrous metal scrap was stopped at the Ayat checkpoint.
On February 16, a RENAULT truck was stopped at the Ayat automobile checkpoint while leaving Kazakhstan for Russia.
According to the carrier's documents, the car was traveling without cargo. However, during an inspection conducted by the DTSG border patrol together with an employee of the Department of Internal Affairs in Kostanay region, hidden waste of non-ferrous metals and brass radiators with a total weight of 3,770 kg (almost 4 tons) were found in the vehicle.
According to preliminary estimates, the cost of the cargo is about 15 million tenge.
As it was established, the metal was hidden using the design features of the car — an additional lid was welded in front of the tank, behind which the goods were placed.
Currently, the seized cargo has been sent for examination. After all the procedural procedures are completed, the materials will be submitted to the court.
Recall that in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Industry
and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 449 dated October 23, 2025, the country has a ban on the export of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals by all means of transport.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-kostanay/press/news/details/1165584?lang=kk