Two individuals were detained in Tashkent city for engaging in fraud. This was reported by Upl.uz.
They promised an entrepreneur assistance in formalizing a land plot for the construction of a multi-storey building and demanded 900 thousand dollars in return. The fraudsters claimed to have close connections with high-ranking officials in power and assured that they would help without any problems in changing the designated purpose of a one-hectare land plot in the Sergeli district and obtaining all the necessary permits for construction.
This situation became known after the victim entrepreneur contacted the State Security Service authorities. According to their demand, a portion of the previously agreed sum had to be paid in advance.
On September 5, the State Security Service officers conducted a swift operation in the Mirabad district of Tashkent and apprehended the suspects while receiving the money. This operation was carried out under the supervision of special services.
A criminal case was initiated against the detained individuals under Article 168, Part 4, Clause “a” (fraud on a particularly large scale) and Article 211 (bribery) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The court imposed a preventive measure in the form of detention on them.
