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MIA and State Security Service officers carried out a series of operations in Tashkent's Yangihayot and Almazar districts: three people were detained selling 672 units of the drug Regapen for $4,000, and two brothers were caught making drugs in an old wedding hall. Criminal cases have been opened.
Aziz KarimovState Security Service and Tashkent police officers detained a student born in 2008 at a capital university who had been trading cryptocurrency on the Bitget exchange without a license since December 2025. The turnover amounted to 64,715 USDT; he also sold virtual numbers via Telegram.
Aziz KarimovOfficers 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 TursunovDuring raids on October 19–21, conducted by the State Security Service together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Uzenergoinspektsiya, more than 120 cases of illegal storage and sale of liquefied gas were identified. In 39 cases, the involvement of gas supply employees was established. Over 3,000 cylinders containing 13.6 tons of gas were seized.
Sevara AzamovaThe State Security Service reported the detention in Namangan of the head of an LLC who promised to send four people to seasonal work in Poland for $10.4 thousand. He was detained with material evidence while receiving an advance payment of $4.4 thousand. Pre-investigation verification actions are underway.
Sevara AzamovaThe State Security Service, together with customs authorities and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, carried out operations in the Samarkand and Khorezm regions. In the Urgut district, opium weighing 4 kg 988 g was found buried in the yard of a citizen born in 1973. At the
Sevara AzamovaThe State Security Service reported two cases in the Samarkand and Namangan regions where individuals without authority promised to send citizens on the Umrah pilgrimage for money. In Samarkand, $3,450 was demanded; in the Namangan region, $1,350. Both were detained while receiving the money.
Javlon TursunovOfficers of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan for Namangan region, together with customs and internal affairs bodies, uncovered secret warehouses in five apartments in Namangan. Three local residents stored there 46,865 units of medicines of 287 names, illegally imported from abroad, for subsequent sale. The preliminary value of the seized goods is 5.2 billion soums. Forensic-chemical and commodity examinations have been appointed, and a pre-investigation check is underway.
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 KarimovThe State Security Service of Uzbekistan reported the prevention of the sale of 7,400 counterfeit US dollars in $100 denominations in Samarkand. Three residents of the Taylak district, aged 30, 24 and 23, were detained after handing the banknotes to a controlled buyer for 44 million soums — roughly half the face value. Two had prior convictions; the investigation is ongoing.
Otabek YusupovOfficers of the State Security Service Department and the Internal Affairs Department of Syrdarya Region uncovered a drug lab in an apartment of a multi-story building in Gulistan. Three local residents born in 2003 and 2005 were detained. Seized were 5 kg 863 g of pregabalin, 100,000 empty capsules, electronic scales and other items. A criminal case has been opened and the detainees remanded in custody.
Aziz KarimovOfficers 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 YusupovOfficers 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 KarimovIn 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.
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