At Almaty int'l airport smuggling of 22 kg of gold eradicated

ASTANA. November 4. KAZINFORM - The border guards foiled suppressed the attempt of smuggling into the Republic of Kazakhstan jewelery with weight of about 22 pounds worth over 700 thousand dollars, says the press service of the National Security Committee's Board Service.

Border guard of Almaty checkpoint when checking the passengers of flight TK-350 - "Istanbul-Almaty" after passing the customs control was detained a citizen of Kazakhstan, born in 1984.

During the search of carry-on luggage the officers discovered contraband goods - jewelery weighing about 22 kilograms.