The key facts

  • A man was detained at a hotel in Tashkent while selling 1 kg 233 g of hashish packaged in three bundles
  • The detainee had previously been convicted of illegal drug trafficking on a large scale
  • Since the beginning of the year, customs authorities have prevented 844 cases, seizing over 2.2 tons of narcotic and psychotropic substances

Detention during a drug sale

Officers of the Anti-Smuggling Directorate of the State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, together with representatives of the State Security Service and internal affairs bodies, carried out an investigative operation. During it, hidden trafficking of narcotic substances on a large scale was uncovered in one of the hotels in the Yakkasaray district of Tashkent. A man under operational surveillance had agreed to sell the narcotic substance 'hashish', packaged in three bundles with a total weight of 1 kg 233 g. He was detained at the moment when he accepted part of the agreed sum from the buyer and was handing over the drug to him.

Criminal record and criminal case

According to the Customs Committee, the detainee had previously been convicted of illegal trafficking of narcotic substances on a large scale. The Customs Committee has opened a criminal case on this fact; investigative actions are ongoing.

Seizure statistics

Customs authorities reported that since the beginning of the current year, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, 844 cases of illegal import across the customs border and hidden circulation of narcotic, psychotropic and potent substances with a total weight of more than 2.2 tons have been prevented.