In April, during the 'Stop Trafficking' operational preventive measure, 41 crimes related to human trafficking were registered in Kazakhstan, including nine cases involving minors, reports Todayinfo citing Polisia.kz.
Specifically, in the Kyzylorda region, a scheme to sell a newborn baby was uncovered. Police found that a 25-year-old woman lived in a specialized public foundation before and after giving birth. When she decided to abandon the child, the foundation head offered to sell the baby to a 50-year-old woman for one million tenge for further adoption. All three are now in a temporary detention facility, said Kuandyk Alpys, a representative of the Organized Crime Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
'In the Kyzylorda region, a scheme to sell a newborn baby was uncovered. The foundation head offered to sell the baby for one million tenge,' Kuandyk Alpys said.
In Almaty, a case is being investigated against an organized group involved in human trafficking for criminal exploitation. The group sought and recruited homeless people, created positive credit histories for them, and then registered luxury cars in their names in Almaty and Shymkent for sale. The main organizers have been detained.
In the Zhetysu region, a case of forced labor involving two residents born in 2005 and 2007 was stopped. They were kidnapped, transported, and forced to work at a household chemical production facility for a month using violent methods. A criminal case has been opened for kidnapping for exploitation. The suspects are in custody. The victims received medical assistance.
