On the run for 17 years: Kyrgyzstan extradites organized crime leader who stole millions from bank to Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz — Kyrgyzstan has extradited the leader of an organized crime group to Kazakhstan after he spent 17 years as a fugitive. He is accused of embezzling over 183 million tenge through fraudulent bank loans, reports the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to the investigation, while leading the criminal group in 2007–2008, the suspect stole more than 183 million tenge from a Kazakhstani bank in Almaty by securing loans that were never intended to be repaid.

"The funds obtained were distributed among the members of the criminal group and used for personal purposes," the Prosecutor General's Office stated.

While some members of the organized crime group were convicted, their leader went on the run and was subsequently placed on an international wanted list.
In February, he was detained in Bishkek and has since been extradited to Kazakhstan at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office.

"The suspect has been placed in a pretrial detention center. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property for the crimes charged," the supervisory authority reported.