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Kazakhstan Arrests Russian Rapper Navai in Drug Smuggling Case
Navai Bakirov was detained at the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border; a court ordered him held in custody for two months.
A court in Kazakhstan's Kordai District has placed Russian rapper Navai Bakirov in custody for two months after border guards detained him while attempting to enter Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan, according to the Telegram channel Baza.
According to Baza, Kazakh border guards discovered 2.5 grams of marijuana in Bakirov's vehicle after a service dog alerted them. Bakirov is 31 years old; he was detained on Tuesday at a border crossing checkpoint.
According to the same source, during interrogation Bakirov admitted to purchasing the drugs in Bishkek, where he performed on Monday. As a result of his arrest, his concert in Astana scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled. His show in Chisinau was postponed from this coming Friday to December 8.
Bakirov is known for the duo HammAli & Navai, as well as a solo career across the post-Soviet space.
Sources — how we know this
- PrimaryThe Moscow Times