Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan January 9 ANI Forces scaled up their counter-terrorist operation in Kazakhstan's Almaty with security personnel deployed at all checkpoints to prevent the escape of militants, said Sputnik.
Security personnel are inspecting all vehicles at the 13 checkpoints located around the city of Almaty and thorough document checks are being carried out, said Sputnik.
The city's law enforcement authorities have taken over the control of all entrances and exits.
Suspects are taken to the headquarters and are taken to the headquarters.
It came after nearly 300 people were arrested in Kazakhstan as they attempted to cross the country's border on January 6 -- 7 according to Kazakh Interior Minister Yerlan Turgumbayev.
A number of items, including cell phones and large amounts of money, were seized from them, both in domestic and foreign currency. More than 5100 people have been arrested this week during the unrest in the country, according to Sputnik.