Interpol wanted eight people detained in South Kazakhstan

SHYMKENT. March 16. KAZINFORM - The Department of Internal Affairs police of South Kazakhstan have detained eight people who have been wanted internationally.

For instance, in the southern Kazakhstan Saryagash district the local police detained a Russian citizen, who had been wanted in Russia since 1999 for robbery, committed in the town of Irkutsk.

Overall, during the "Wanted" operation the criminal police have taken in custody 59 criminals hiding from prosecution.

In Kyrgyzstan, with the assistance of the southern Kazakhstan officers a citizen of Kazakhstan was arrested, who is a Shymkent resident, and had been sought since 14 January 2013 by the officers of the Al-Farabi Police Department for attempted murder.

Besides, the location of 20 missing persons has been identified.