In Bishkek, a man suspected of organizing the sale of bank cards used for committing crimes has been detained. This was reported by the press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the Lenin District.
According to law enforcement, on November 24, 2025, the suspect, pretending that his own bank card was blocked, temporarily obtained a student card belonging to a person named T.A. Subsequently, together with the cardholder, he visited a bank in the Osh region, unblocked it, and then sold it through the messaging app Telegram to an unknown buyer for 5,000 soms.
Additionally, in a similar manner, he acquired another 10 bank cards from his classmates at one of the educational institutions in the Osh region and sold them through Telegram for 5,000 soms each. These cards were later used to commit various crimes.
Based on this incident, a criminal case was initiated under Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, concerning fraud. The suspect, born in 2005 and known as K.I., has been placed in a temporary detention facility.
The capital's court has decided to remand the suspect in custody for one month, placing him in the pre-trial detention center (SIZO-1). An investigation is currently underway to determine the possible involvement of the detainee in other similar crimes.
The investigation is ongoing.
Law enforcement agencies remind that the transfer of bank cards, their details, confirmation codes, and personal data to third parties, as well as the sale of such data, is illegal and will result in criminal liability. Individuals who provide their cards for unlawful activities become accomplices to crimes, while the organizers of the collection and sale of cards, known as "drop providers," are subject to stricter penalties.
