Russian rapper Navai is detained at the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border over suspected drug smuggling
Russian rapper Navai Bakirov was detained at Kazakhstan's Kordai border on October 13. A court ordered him to pretrial detention for two months. Officers found 10 grams of marijuana in his car, and a criminal case was opened over suspected drug smuggling. He had a concert scheduled in Astana on October 14.
- Russian rapper Navai Bakirov was detained at the Kordai border crossing in Kazakhstan on October 13.
- A Kazakh court ordered Navai Bakirov to pretrial detention for two months.
- Law enforcement found and seized narcotics during a vehicle check at the border.
- Officers found 10 grams of marijuana in Navai's car and a criminal case was opened over suspected drug smuggling.
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