Unregistered medicines worth 5.2 billion soums seized in Namangan

Officers of the State Security Service, customs and internal affairs bodies of Namangan region discovered underground warehouses with medicines lacking quality certificates. Three Namangan residents stored them in five residential houses for subsequent sale. 46,865 units of medicines of 287 names were seized, illegally imported into Uzbekistan, with an estimated value of 5.2 billion soums. Expert examinations have been appointed, a pre-investigation check is underway.

tafs uz editorial deskFirst published on tafs uz 17 October 2026 at 14:161 min readAI translation

The key facts

Three Namangan residents set up secret warehouses in five residential houses
46,865 units of medicines of 287 names worth 5.2 billion soums were seized
Forensic-chemical and commodity examinations appointed, pre-investigation check ongoing

Discovery of underground warehouses

Officers of the State Security Service Directorate for Namangan region, together with the regional customs and internal affairs directorates, discovered underground warehouses with medicines lacking quality certificates. As reported by UzNews.uz citing data from law enforcement agencies, the medicines were stored for subsequent sale.

Organizers and storage scheme

According to data from the operation, three Namangan residents, acting in prior conspiracy, set up secret warehouses in five residential houses, where they stored large batches of medicines.

What was seized

From the suspects, 46,865 units of medicines of 287 names were seized, produced abroad and illegally imported into Uzbekistan. Among them are the medicines 'Erinit', 'Gemaza', 'Phenotropil', 'Pulmicort' and others. The preliminary estimated value of the seized goods is 5.2 billion soums.