From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue May 23 2000 - 10:56:54 EDT
TAJIK DIPLOMATS IMPLICATED IN DRUG SMUGGLING TO KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakh security officials impounded 62 kilograms of heroin
worth some $1 million, together with $54,000 in cash and a
bank check for 1.2 million British pounds ($1.78 million),
from two cars intercepted near Almaty on 21 May, Reuters and
Interfax reported. One of the vehicles belongs to
Tajikistan's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Sadulajan Nigmatov.
Interfax quoted Kazakh security officials as saying that the
heroin was to be delivered to the head of the Tajik trade
mission in Almaty. Five Tajiks have been arrested. ITAR-TASS
on 22 May quoted the Tajik Foreign Ministry as denying any
knowledge of the incident. LF
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