News about smuggling: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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During joint operations in Tashkent and Fergana Region, law enforcement agencies stopped three cases of illegal drug trafficking. More than 5 kilograms of hashish and hashish oil were seized, and three suspects were detained, including an employee of an online drug store and individuals involved in smuggling from a neighboring country. Criminal cases have been opened in all instances.
Sevara AzamovaOfficers of the State Security Service for Samarkand region prevented smuggling: a citizen of a Persian Gulf country brought 20 kg 239 g of opium into the country in a Renault truck, hiding the drug in a secret compartment and inside two batteries. A criminal case has been opened under Articles 246 and 273 of the Criminal Code.
Javlon TursunovHead of the Ukrainian government Serhiy Koretsky said that smuggling through humanitarian aid schemes has reached billions in volume. Earlier, he estimated damage to businesses since the beginning of 2026 at $7.7 billion, while Daily Mail, citing Boris Johnson, wrote about a cigarette smuggling scheme depriving the budget of almost £200 million.
Otabek YusupovAn employee of a fishery company in Primorye is accused of organizing the illegal export of nearly 40 tons of Kamchatka crab to East Asian countries worth over 70 million rubles. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a false producer was listed in the documents to circumvent the export ban. The case has been sent to court.
Javlon TursunovThe criminal case against Russian rapper Navai (Navai Bakirov), detained on October 13 at the Kordai checkpoint on suspicion of drug smuggling, has been dropped on non-rehabilitating grounds. The police of Zhambyl Region reported that the artist committed the offense for the first time and actively expressed remorse. After the case was dropped, Navai was expelled from Kazakhstan.
Aziz KarimovOfficers of the State Security Service, customs and internal affairs bodies of Namangan region discovered underground warehouses with medicines lacking quality certificates. Three Namangan residents stored them in five residential houses for subsequent sale. 46,865 units of medicines of 287 names were seized, illegally imported into Uzbekistan, with an estimated value of 5.2 billion soums. Expert examinations have been appointed, a pre-investigation check is underway.
Aziz KarimovIn 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 TursunovIn Tashkent, two men were detained while receiving a parcel from China containing almost 25 kg of pregabalin. The operation was conducted by State Security Service officers together with the anti-smuggling unit of the Tashkent-AERO customs complex. A criminal case has been opened under Part 1 of Article 246 of the Criminal Code; the detainees are in custody.
Sevara Azamova
