The key facts

  • Detained: a gas supply employee born in 1989 and a previously convicted entrepreneur born in 1972
  • During the sale of 120 boilers at 380 dollars each, a batch worth 45 thousand dollars was seized; 620 appliances identified in total
  • Case opened under Article 276¹ of the Criminal Code; the MIA recalls 18 deaths caused by illegal boilers

Detention in Yangiyul

In the city of Yangiyul, Tashkent region, a gas supply employee and an entrepreneur were detained for selling heating boilers that failed to meet safety requirements using forged documents and certificates. This was reported by the MIA press service, as retold by Zamon.uz.

Who was detained and what was seized

According to the agency, those detained were a gas supply employee born in 1989 in the Khorezm region and his accomplice — an entrepreneur born in 1972, previously convicted under Article 184 of the Criminal Code. It was established that, acting in collusion, they sold foreign-made boilers with expired service life, unfit for use, on the basis of forged certificates. The detention with material evidence took place during the sale of 120 units at 380 dollars each — a total of 45 thousand dollars. A search was then conducted at the home of one of the suspects, where another 500 boilers brought from abroad under various brand names were found. In total, 620 unfit heating appliances were identified.

Criminal case and context

A criminal case has been opened against both suspects under Article 276¹ of the Criminal Code. The MIA statement also notes that 18 people have died in the country due to illegally sold heating boilers, and in Fergana, 12 members of two families died from carbon monoxide poisoning within a week. The use of such boilers, the agency emphasizes, poses a threat to human life.