Police officer fails drug test and gets off with a fine
Tengrinews.kz — A police officer in Uralsk was fined 173,000 tenge for using marijuana. The man admitted his guilt after undergoing a medical examination, according to the press service of the West Kazakhstan Regional Court.
How the police officer was caught using drugs
According to the court, the violation was identified during preventive measures carried out by the personnel inspection unit of the West Kazakhstan Region Police Department.
The officer, a police sergeant serving in an escort unit, underwent a medical examination for the use of prohibited substances.
“The medical examination confirmed the use of narcotic substances from the cannabinoid group. The administrative case materials include a written statement from the officer in which he personally indicated that he had used marijuana and admitted his guilt,” the court said.
He did not undergo a repeat medical examination.
How the police officer was punished
The court found the officer guilty of non-medical use of narcotic substances. His actions were classified under Part 1 of Article 440-1 of Kazakhstan’s Code of Administrative Offenses.
Note: Under Article 440-1 of Kazakhstan’s Code of Administrative Offenses, non-medical use of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues or potent substances, where there are no signs of a criminal offense, is punishable by a fine of 40 MCI or administrative arrest for 10 days.
The man was ultimately fined 173,000 tenge.
The court ruling has not yet entered into legal force.