The press service of the Tashkent City Internal Affairs Department has stopped the activities of a group engaged in illegal activities. This was reported by Upl.uz.
Law enforcement officers conducted a special rapid operation. During the operation, six criminals involved in illegal activities related to a foreign betting company were detained in the Yashnobod district of Tashkent city.
They were engaged in the illegal exchange of cryptocurrency and its legalization. It was reported that the criminals had been carrying out this activity for the past nine months.
During this period, their crypto asset turnover amounted to approximately 180 billion soums. Among the criminals, 38 mobile phones and nearly 1,000 bank plastic cards belonging to various individuals were found.
On this matter, a criminal case has been initiated under Part 3 of the Article "Violation of legislation in the field of crypto asset circulation regulation" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The criminals may face imprisonment from 3 to 5 years.
Investigation actions are currently ongoing.
