Подсудимый по делу о 13 тоннах кокаина заявил, что думал о фруктах

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A jury trial is underway in Almaty, Kazakhstan, concerning the transit of a record-breaking shipment of over 13 tons of cocaine. Two Turkish citizens are facing charges that could result in life imprisonment.

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The case stems from September 2025, when the National Security Committee (KNB) announced the seizure of 13 tons and 183 kilograms of cocaine in Almaty—the largest single batch ever intercepted in the country's history. The shipment was intended for transit through Kazakhstan to third countries. Two foreign nationals were detained on suspicion of organizing the drug trafficking channel.

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The defendants, identified as O.M. And Ya.U., are charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: illegal transportation of narcotics for sale on an especially large scale (carrying a penalty of 7 to 12 years) and smuggling narcotics on an especially large scale (carrying a penalty of 15 to 20 years or life imprisonment). Their fate is being decided by a panel of twelve jurors at a specialized inter-district criminal court in Almaty.

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On April 17, defendant O.M. Addressed the court, maintaining his innocence and claiming he was deceived by an old acquaintance referred to as \"A.\" O.M., who has lived in Almaty since 2022 with his Kazakh wife and children, stated that A. Approached him in 2022 with a story about his wife's death and a desire to move to Kazakhstan. Under this pretext, A. Asked for help setting up a company to import goods from Turkey.

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\"A. Begged us to register an LLP in my wife's name because she is a Kazakh citizen,\" O.M. Told the jurors. \"He said it would only be for a short time. We agreed in 2024.\"

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The company, \"Point Dis Ticaret,\" was registered in his wife's name. Soon after, they rented a warehouse where A. Delivered the first shipment: air freshener diffusers in metal cans.

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\"When the goods arrived, the boxes were torn, the packaging was dirty and dented,\" O.M. Explained. \"I documented everything and sent it to A., worried about his business.\"

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He claimed the diffusers sat for three months before A. Sold them to a logistics company in autumn 2024. Notably, testimony from another case revealed that German police had discovered 450 kilograms of heroin hidden inside similar metal cans shipped from Kazakhstan to Europe.

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O.M. Said he only learned something was wrong in February 2025 when representatives from that logistics firm informed him their truck had been detained in Germany due to \"prohibited substances.\" He immediately confronted A., who allegedly dismissed it as a routine customs check.

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\"I was shocked and sure we had been deceived,\" O.M. Recalled.

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Suspicious, he and his wife sought legal counsel and refused to sign contracts for any further shipments with A., including one involving what they believed were coconuts.

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O.M.'s testimony then turned to this second planned shipment. He stated that after selling the diffusers but before news broke about Germany, A. Mentioned wanting to import marble and \"coconuts\"—first saying they were from Afghanistan, then correcting himself to say they were from the Dominican Republic via transit through Russia.

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\"I thought – it's fruit,\" O.M. Told the court regarding the word \"coconut.\" \"Only when His Honor said 'coconut' is 'cocaine,' perhaps only then did I understand this.\"

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He insisted he never used drugs and was unaware of any slang meanings.

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The coconut shipment never materialized as O.M., alarmed by events in Germany, cut ties with A.. In mid-February 2025, shortly after refusing a request from A.'s brother to withdraw money from the company account, O.M. Was detained by KNB officers at his workplace—the moment he says he learned drugs had been sent through Europe into Kazakhstan.

\n", "excerpt": "A defendant on trial for trafficking over 13 tons of cocaine claims he believed references to 'coconuts' meant actual fruit.", "tags": ["Kazakhstan", "drug trafficking", "cocaine", "court case", "Almaty", "Turkey"], "telegram": "

A stunning claim has emerged at one of Kazakhstan's largest-ever drug trials: One defendant insists he thought plans involved importing literal 'coconuts', not cocaine worth hundreds of millions.

The case involves two Turkish citizens facing life sentences over more than thirteen tons of seized narcotics destined for transit through Almaty.















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