Police in Kazakhstan's Pavlodar Region have dismantled an illegal migration channel, detaining a citizen of Uzbekistan accused of transporting migrants through Russia into Kazakhstan.

The suspect used a MAN truck to move people across borders, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

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During a special operation carried out by criminal police units, officers stopped the vehicle and uncovered a specially equipped hiding compartment designed to conceal passengers.

Police reported that the truck was seized and moved to an impound lot, while investigators launched a criminal case against the organizer for facilitating illegal migration.