12:08, 31 August 2013 | GMT +5
URGENT: Kazakh Consul General detained in Germany
ASTANA. August 31. KAZINFORM "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan confirms detention of personals of the Kazakh General Consulate in Germany," official representative of the authority Zhanbolat Ussenov informed.

According to him, Kazakhstan and Germany cooperate on a wide range of partnerships, including such areas as prevention of crime and smuggling.
"Currently we are working with our German partners in order to clarify the circumstances of what happened", - the official representative of the Foreign Ministry added.
According to the German publication Bild, police detained the Consul General of Kazakhstan in Germany Akhat Alpysbayev and his assistant. The Consul General of Kazakhstan is charged on suspicion of illegal trafficking of cigarettes.