Police officers in Bishkek detained a man suspected of illegally possessing weapons and ammunition. The capital’s Main Internal Affairs Department reported.
Officers stopped a Toyota Corolla at the intersection of Mahatma Gandhi and Ala-Archa Streets. In the sports bag of one of the passengers, they found two pistols, a submachine gun with ammunition, a sawed-off shotgun, four stun grenades, a mask, and a camouflage uniform.
According to the suspect, about four years ago criminal figure Chyngyz Zhumagulov, widely known as Doo Chyngyz, gave him a bag and asked him to hide it temporarily. The man claimed that after discovering weapons inside, he became frightened and buried the bag in a forest belt. He later learned about Zhumagulov’s arrest and subsequent death.
The seized weapon has been sent for forensic examination. The suspect has been placed in a temporary detention facility, and the investigation is ongoing.
