An operation was carried out on the Caspian Sea coast of Kazakhstan.
Modern.az reports that the country's National Security Committee released information about this.
It was reported that as a result of operational-preventive measures carried out jointly with other state agencies during October, 126 lawbreakers and 44 small vessels were detained.
It was noted that during the operation, 11.5 kilograms of narcotic substances and fishing tools with a total length of 88 kilometers used for illegal fishing were confiscated.
In addition, 2337 sturgeon and other types of fish found in fishing nets were rescued and released back into their natural habitat.
A total of more than 4.5 million tenge in administrative fines were imposed for legal violations.
According to the Committee, as a result of the measures taken, damage to the state of more than 840 million tenge was prevented.
The Border Service reminded citizens of the importance of observing the established rules at sea.
