NSC reports on special operations in the Caspian Sea
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee Border Service has reported the results of special operational and preventive measures carried out in the Caspian Sea in October, according to the Border Service’s official website.
As a result of joint operational and preventive measures carried out with government agencies, 126 offenders and 44 small vessels were detained.
“A total of 11.5 kilograms of narcotic substances and 88 kilometers of illegal fishing gear were seized. A total of 2,337 sturgeon and other fish species found in the nets were released back into their natural habitat,” border guards said.
Administrative fines totaling more than 4.5 million tenge were imposed. The amount of damage prevented to the state exceeded 840 million tenge.
The NSC Border Service reminds the public of the need to comply with established maritime regulations.