Several crimes were uncovered in Uzbekistan

The State Security Service of Uzbekistan (DXX) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) continue rapid operations aimed at preventing serious and especially serious crimes in the country. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

According to UzDaily, three individuals connected to a crime were detained in the Andijan region.

Investigation data indicates that they introduced themselves as law enforcement officers and forcibly took a citizen born in 2004 who was engaged in crypto-assets. Then, through extortion, they took digital assets worth 100,000 US dollars from him and gave him 160,000 counterfeit US dollars in exchange.

A criminal case was initiated under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code regarding this incident. A crime was also identified in the Surkhandarya region.

It was revealed that a previously convicted person was illegally holding a Tajik citizen. The suspect held the foreign citizen as "collateral" to recover a debt and inflicted physical harm on him.

A criminal case was initiated against this person, and a preventive measure of detention was applied. In the Khorezm region, the activities of a group of individuals involved in disturbing public order and violence were stopped.

They committed offenses in the Urgench, Khiva, and Bogot districts. All suspects were detained, and cases were initiated against them under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code.

Additionally, an individual who illegally organized gambling was identified in the Yangiarik district of the region. During the rapid operation, 32 million soums and gaming cards were seized as evidence from the gambling activities.

In the Andijan region, a person involved in drug trafficking was detained. He stored more than 20 kilograms of marijuana at his home for sale.

The narcotic substances were confiscated, and the appropriate documents were processed. Law enforcement agencies announced their firm continuation of the fight against crime.