The border service of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan arrested 126 rioters in the Caspian Sea. The Kazakh border guards, together with colleagues from other departments, arrested 126 rioters and 44 small vessels in the Caspian Sea. This was reported to the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan following the results of operational measures and special motives in the Caspian Sea in October. During the raids, law enforcement officers seized 11.5 kg of drugs and removed 88 km of poaching gear from the water area. Sturgeon and other fish species caught in the net - 2,337 individuals in total - were released and returned to their natural environment. The total amount of administrative fines imposed exceeded 4.5 million tenge. According to the National Security Committee, thanks to the measures taken, it was possible to prevent damage to the country in the amount of more than 840 million tenge. In September, the Border Guard of Kazakhstan arrested 48 cases of illegal fishing in the Caspian Sea. According to the data of the National Security Committee, the amount of damage prevented exceeded 350 million tenge.