The key facts

  • The underground workshop operated in a private house on Salirboy street in the Mirzo Ulugbek district of Tashkent
  • 22 types of beer drinks and raw materials used in production were seized
  • A criminal case has been opened and an investigation is underway

Underground production discovered in a private house

A criminal case has been opened in Tashkent after an underground beer production workshop was discovered. According to Kun.uz, the operation was carried out jointly by a department of the Prosecutor General's Office (the Tashkent city directorate) and officers of other law enforcement agencies.

What was seized and what is known about the suspects

As reported, citizen V.T. and his accomplices set up a secret workshop in a house on Salirboy street in the Mirzo Ulugbek district, where they produced beer unfit for consumption by artisanal methods. During a search, 22 types of beer drinks were seized, along with other raw materials used in production — all as material evidence. A criminal case has been opened and investigative actions are underway. The publication does not report the charges brought or the possible legal qualification of the suspects' actions.