In Uzbekistan, law enforcement agencies seized about 32 kilograms of narcotics illegally imported from Tajikistan during a series of special operations. This was reported by the Telegram channel XAVFSIZLIK, which publishes information from Uzbekistan’s law enforcement agencies.
According to the source, officers from the State Security Service (SSS) of Uzbekistan, together with customs and internal affairs officers, conducted a search in the home of a local resident born in 1984 in Kokand, who was suspected of being involved in drug trafficking.
Seized narcotic drugs
During the search, 4 kg 572 g of opium and 1 kg 58 g of hashish were found and seized in the kitchen. Additionally, based on geolocation data shared by Tajik drug traffickers via WhatsApp, 9 kg 980 g of opium were discovered, previously hidden in the Dangara district of Uzbekistan.
It was also revealed that a Kokand resident born in 1969 had organized a drug laboratory in his home. During the search, 7.226 kg of opium were seized.
Arrests and drug seizures
In another case, a Lacetti car was stopped in Kokand, and 5 kg 22 g of opium, bought for $34,000, was found during the inspection.
Further actions led to the arrest of the suspected drug dealer — a local resident, and his accomplice, a Tajik citizen. In the home of the Tajik citizen in Uzbekistan, 2 kg 362 g of opium were also seized.
Additionally, during a search of a Nexia car in Kokand, 982 g of hashish, hidden by Tajik drug couriers, was found in the bag of a 1992-born passenger.
Fergana and other cases
Another case was registered in Fergana, where a man born in 2000 was detained for attempting to sell 989 g of hashish smuggled from Tajikistan.
Criminal proceedings have been instituted over all identified facts. The suspects have been detained, and investigation is ongoing.
Previously, over 26 Kg of drugs seized
It is worth noting that last year, Uzbekistan seized more than 26.8 kg of narcotic drugs smuggled from Tajikistan. A special operation, conducted jointly with border troops and the SSS, resulted in the arrest of several suspects. Among them was a 39-year-old Tajik citizen, from whom 14 kg of hashish were seized. In total, 26 kg 805 g of narcotic drugs were confiscated in that case.
Criminal proceedings have been instituted against the detained individuals under the relevant articles of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, and investigation is under way.
