Navai singer arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling

Russian performer Navai (Navai Bakirov) was detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of attempted drug smuggling, Tengri Life writes with reference to the police department of the Zhambyl region.

According to the publication, at the border point “Kordai” at the entrance to the country, police officers together with the border service of the KNB detained a foreign citizen known under the stage name Navai. When checking the car, law enforcement officers found and seized the drug. A criminal case on attempted smuggling has been opened. The suspect was placed in a temporary detention facility, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted.

October 14 at the Palace of Martial Arts named after Jaksylyk Uskempirov in Astana was supposed to be a concert of the rapper, but it was canceled.

Navai Bakirov (Navai) is a Russian rapper and singer, who gained fame as a member of the duo HammAli & Navai, as well as the author of solo hits (“Let me on the dance floor”, “Hidden”, “War Girl”).

RBC appealed for comment to the representative of Navai, sent a request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.

In May, Navai was involved in a Ferrari accident in the center of Moscow. A black car without numbers, in which the rapper was, crashed into a traffic light on Zubovsky Boulevard, no one was injured. After the interview, the artist was released. In late September, the Moscow Road Traffic Organization Center withdrew the lawsuit against the rapper for compensation for damage to the city infrastructure.