Crime boss Zhora Tashkentsky detained, he supplied drugs to Kyrgyzstan
Notorious crime boss Georgy Sorokin, better known in criminal circles as Zhora Tashkentsky or Soroka, has been detained in Egypt and extradited to Uzbekistan.
Notorious crime boss Georgy Sorokin, better known in criminal circles as Zhora Tashkentsky or Soroka, has been detained in Egypt and extradited to Uzbekistan.
In January—March 2026, prosecution authorities in Kyrgyzstan registered 10,011 crimes, marking a 12.3 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025. A report of the National Statistical Committee says.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic has summarized the crime figures for January — April 2026. During this period, law enforcement agencies recorded 13,340 crimes. The crime rate increased by 13.8 percent compared to the same period in 2025.
Illegal Migrant preventative operation, which ran from April 13 to 16, 2026, has concluded in Batken region of Kyrgyzstan. The press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of Batken region reported.
State Committee for National Security (SCNS) officers discovered a weapons cache near Cholpon-Ata during an investigative operation. According to the security service, the cache was located near the former compound of the liquidated leader of the organized crime group, Kamchi Kolbaev, known as Kolya Kirgiz.
In the first four months of this year, 4,391 crimes were registered in Kyrgyzstan, of which 1,711 were related to the cyber domain. Deputy Interior Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Erkebek Ashirkhodzhaev, said during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on social policy, education, science, innovation development, and information technology.
In January—April 2026, law enforcement agencies in Kyrgyzstan identified 7,710 individuals who committed offenses. This is 17.1 percent higher than in the first quarter of 2025, according to data from the Prosecutor General’s Office and the National Statistical Committee.
Thanks to effective cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic and the competent authorities of Georgia and Kazakhstan, two citizens who were on the international wanted list for serious crimes have been extradited to the country.