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Woman arrested in Tashkent carrying 1.2 kg of hashish hidden in a baby doll

Officers of the Tashkent Region Police Department and Nurafshan Police, together with the Cybercrime Fighting Department, stopped a Nexia 3 in the Bektemir district of Tashkent and found eight packages of hashish weighing 100–150 grams each hidden in a passenger's baby doll. According to the MVD, 56-year-old G.A. was transporting drugs from Ferghana Region for sale; in an MVD video she said an acquaintance had promised her $200 for delivering the packages. A criminal case has been opened under Part 6 of Article 273 of the Criminal Code.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
Uzbekistan

Seller of over 1.2 kg of hashish detained at a hotel in Tashkent

Officers of the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, together with the State Security Service and internal affairs bodies, detained a person at a hotel in the Yashnabad (Yakkasaray) district of Tashkent who was attempting to sell more than 1.2 kg of hashish. He had previously been convicted of similar crimes. A criminal case has been opened.

Javlon Tursunov
1 min read
Uzbekistan

Participants of a Transnational Drug Group Detained in Tashkent Region

In the Tashkent region, a large drug crime group consisting of members of a transnational criminal community was detained while attempting to smuggle drugs from a neighboring republic. The group's leader, previously convicted, was caught red-handed during the seizure of 13 kg of hashish from a stash. In the Buka district, a drug dealer was detained while selling 2 kg of opium for $20,000. The total weight of seized drugs is equivalent to 75,000 single doses; criminal cases have been opened.

Javlon Tursunov
1 min read
Incidents

Drug laboratory discovered in Gulistan: three suspects detained

Officers of the State Security Service and the Internal Affairs Directorate of Syrdarya region discovered a drug laboratory in a private house in Gulistan. Three local residents born in 2003 and 2005 are suspected of processing and selling potent substances. A criminal case has been opened and the suspects have been taken into custody.

Otabek Yusupov
1 min read
World

Three men detained in Samarkand attempting to sell 7,400 counterfeit dollars for 44 million soums

Officers of the State Security Service, customs and internal affairs bodies of Uzbekistan detained in Samarkand three residents of the Taylak district who were trying to sell counterfeit 100-dollar banknotes totaling 7,400 dollars for 44 million soums. According to law enforcement agencies, the fake banknotes were brought from Turkey. Two of the detainees had previously been convicted.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
Uzbekistan

Deputy khokim of Tashkent district detained while receiving $25 thousand

Officers of the SGB Department for Tashkent region detained the deputy khokim of Tashkent district at the moment of receiving $25 thousand. The official promised an entrepreneur, through acquaintances, to put up for auction a 1-hectare plot on the balance sheet of the khokimiyat. A criminal case has been opened and an investigation is underway.

Sevara Azamova
1 min read
World

Deputy khokim of Tashkent district detained while receiving $25,000

The State Security Service of Uzbekistan reported the detention of the deputy khokim of the Tashkent district of Tashkent region, who is suspected of fraud: he allegedly promised an entrepreneur to allocate 1 hectare of land for an industrial complex through an auction for $25,000. A criminal case has been opened and an investigation is underway.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
World

Rapper Navai detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of drug smuggling

Singer Navai (Navai Bakirov) was detained in Kazakhstan's Zhambyl region on suspicion of drug smuggling. He was detained on October 13 at the Korday border crossing while entering Kazakhstan; a narcotic substance was found during a search of his car. A criminal case has been opened and the suspect placed in a temporary detention facility. The Russian rapper of Azerbaijani origin had arrived in Kazakhstan for concerts; his Wednesday evening concert in Astana was canceled for 'technical reasons'.

Otabek Yusupov
1 min read
Uzbekistan

A suspect in fraud was detained in Tashkent: he promised a plot for $840,000

In Tashkent, a man born in 1970 was detained for fraud. He promised to arrange documents for developing four hectares out of nine hectares of a non-residential facility in the Bostanlyk district, claiming he could resolve the issue through acquaintances among officials of the Cadastre Agency. He demanded $100,000 first and then another $740,000, totaling $840,000. He was detained in the Yunusabad district while receiving the first $100,000. A criminal case was opened under Part 4 of Article 168 (fraud), as well as Part 3 of Article 28 and Part 3 of Article 211 (bribe-giving).

Javlon Tursunov
1 min read
Uzbekistan

Several drug distributors detained in Tashkent region

In Tashkent region, police stopped the activities of a group distributing drugs through stash drops. In Chirchik, two girls born in 2006 and 2008 were detained for distributing synthetic drugs through 41 stash drops; 1 kg 259 g of synthetic narcotics were found in their apartment. A man, a woman, and a underage girl born in 2009 were also detained on suspicion of distributing mephedrone; 2 kg 850 g of mephedrone, 200 g of alpha-PVP, and 200 g of heroin were seized. Four more alleged group members were detained in the Kibray district with about 200 packets of synthetic drugs. Among the detainees are natives of Syrdarya, Fergana, and Namangan regions, including university students. A criminal case has been opened; law enforcement is identifying other persons involved.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read