The key facts

  • During a raid in Surkhandarya, parts of the carcass of a Red Book Tien Shan brown bear and three wild boars were seized
  • Four firearms, more than 100 cartridges, silencers and other equipment were confiscated
  • The damage was estimated at 679 million 800 thousand soums; a criminal case was opened under Part 3 of Article 202 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan

The raid and the discovery

Employees of the main departments of ecology and climate change of the Samarkand and Surkhandarya regions conducted a raid, during which they stopped and inspected a Niva Legend vehicle, the press service of the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change reported. In the trunk, in eight sacks, there were parts of the carcass of one bear and three wild boars.

Seized weapons and equipment

In the vehicle, three rifled hunting rifles and a smoothbore MS-2112 shotgun were found, as well as a loaded rifled Monza firearm, whose magazine contained four 7.62 mm cartridges. In addition, 43 combat 7.62 mm cartridges, 56 small-shot cartridges, 13 bullet cartridges, two binoculars, two silencers, knives, flashlights, an axe and other items were seized.

Damage and investigation

It was established that the offenders illegally killed one Tien Shan brown bear, listed in the Red Book, and three wild boars on the territory of the Sariosiyo district of the Surkhandarya region. The damage to wildlife was estimated at 679 million 800 thousand soums. The weapons, ammunition, permits and hunting licenses were transferred for temporary storage to the regional police department, and the vehicle was placed in an impound lot. A criminal case has been opened under Part 3 of Article 202 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (violation of the rules for the use of wildlife or flora), and the investigation is ongoing.