The regional departments of the Prosecutor General's Office conducted operational activities in cooperation with the Interior Ministry and the National Security Service. At the same time, illegal currency exchange cases were uncovered in four districts.
3,000 dollars — "in hand" and with evidence
A citizen E.R. was caught during a currency exchange in the city of Khanabad. He sold 3,000 US dollars to citizen A.T. for 38.7 million soums.
During the inspection, 3,000 dollars, 35,950 rubles, and 3,000 Kyrgyz soms were seized as physical evidence.
Three types of currency "exchanged" in Quyichirchik
In Quyichirchik, citizen M.A. was caught while selling to citizen U.B.:
- 1,900 US dollars for 24.7 million soums,
- 83,800 Russian rubles for 12.9 million soums,
- 485,500 tenges for 13.1 million soums.
All monetary assets were formalized as physical evidence.
Currency exchange operations in Yakkabog and Gurlan
In Yakkabog district, citizen A.A. was caught while trying to buy 3,500 dollars for 45.1 million soums,
while in Gurlan, citizen A.K. was caught in front of the "Gurlan farmer's market" while buying 350,000 rubles for 52 million soums.
All under the Criminal Code
Criminal cases have been initiated under Article 177 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (illegal acquisition or transfer of currency values) regarding all cases. Currently, investigative actions are underway.
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