18.05.2026, 20:41

Tokayev warns of smuggling, drug trafficking risks along Middle Corridor

ASTANA. May 18 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned of risks including smuggling and drug trafficking along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, also known as Middle Corridor) as cargo traffic increases on the route.

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