A suspect in a significant fraud case has been extradited from the Czech Republic to Kazakhstan. The extradition was carried out today, on March 15th, according to the General Prosecutor's Office.
The suspect is accused of offering transportation services for consumer goods from Kazakhstan to Russia in the spring of 2021. Through deception, he seized the victim's goods worth around 19 million tenge, sold them to others, and kept the money, as disclosed by the authorities.
After committing the crime, the suspect went into hiding, leading to an international search warrant being issued. In January 2024, the suspect was apprehended in the Czech Republic.
Currently, the suspect is in investigative custody. The offense carries a penalty of imprisonment ranging from five to ten years, along with asset confiscation, as stated by the General Prosecutor's Office.
In a related extradition case, we previously reported in February about the extradition of a Ukrainian citizen from Poland to Kazakhstan, who was allegedly leading a transnational criminal organization.
