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Kazakhstan plans to toughen punishment for drug traffickers by introducing the possibility of life imprisonment for convicted dealers. Legislative amendments have already been presented in the Majilis (lower house of parliament).
Kazakhstan has become the center of synthetic drug production in Central Asia, member of parliament Dmitry Koloda said. Drug traffickers, he says, have become more creative in recent years and have established several new transportation networks. However, existing laws don’t provide for criminal liability for…