The key facts

  • At the Uchkurgan post, 301,462 units of pyrotechnics of 10 types and 700 units of medicine without documents were being smuggled
  • The value of the pyrotechnics is 817 million 716 thousand soums, the medicines — 2 million 128 thousand soums (UzNews.uz)
  • A criminal case has been opened under Article 250-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Hidden cargo under the semi-trailer floor

In Namangan region, an attempt to illegally import a large batch of pyrotechnics — 301,462 units — into Uzbekistan was prevented. This was reported by the Customs Committee (publication by Zamon.uz). The cargo was discovered by officers of the Uchkurgan border customs post of the Namangan region customs administration, together with the anti-smuggling department, the SGB, the police department, and Border Troops servicemen.

What was being smuggled and how

A cargo truck arriving from a neighboring country was inspected through an inspection and screening complex: under the floor of the trailer, pyrotechnic items of 10 types of foreign manufacture were hidden without the relevant documents. In addition, 700 units of the medicinal product

Value of the cargo and criminal case

UzNews.uz provides details: it concerns a KamAZ truck with a semi-trailer that arrived from Kyrgyzstan. According to the publication, the total value of the pyrotechnic items amounted to 817 million 716 thousand soums, and the medical products — 2 million 128 thousand soums. A criminal case has been opened against the driver under Article 250-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (