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Officers of the Bukhara regional customs administration, together with law enforcement agencies, carried out an operation in the Vabkent district. In the home of a person under surveillance, 1,516 counterfeit 2,000-sum banknotes, a color printer, a substance resembling marijuana (284.71 g), and 7 cultivated cannabis plants were found. A criminal case has been opened.
Aziz KarimovThe SGB and the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan uncovered an underground drug lab in an apartment of a multi-story building in Bukhara. Two residents of Jondor district, aged 27 and 29, were detained; they worked for an online drug store. 6.65 kg of 'spice' was seized, plus another 4.2 kg in caches in Kagan — over 10.8 kg in total. A criminal case has been opened.
Sevara AzamovaA resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan dated October 19, 2026 (No. 575) approves a plan of measures to study and popularize the scientific legacy of Abu Ali ibn Sina for the 1050th anniversary of his birth, which will be celebrated in 2030. It provides for the creation of a research center at the Bukhara State Medical Institute, digitization of foreign manuscripts, translation of works into Uzbek, filming of the movie “Husayn” about the scholar’s childhood, establishment of the international “Ibn Sina” prize, and a monument.
Sevara AzamovaIn Bukhara, a driver of a Malibu 2 accelerated to 201 km/h on a section with a 60 km/h limit, having first removed the state license plates and placed them inside the cabin. A passenger filmed the ride and posted the video on social media. Officers of the regional Road Traffic Safety Department (UBDD) identified the driver and the vehicle; the offender admitted guilt and expressed regret. Protocols were drawn up under Part 4 of Article 128-3 and Part 5 of Article 125 of the Administrative Code of Uzbekistan, and the car was sent to an impound lot.
Otabek YusupovThe Bukhara City Criminal Court sentenced 72-year-old Kh. Yu. to 8 years imprisonment for extortion on an especially large scale. He posed as an Administration of the President employee, intimidated the head of a Bukhara company with an inspection and demanded $500 thousand. He was detained while receiving 10 million soums on his card.
Otabek Yusupov
