In Tashkent region, the export of billions of soums abroad was stopped

In the Tashkent region, police officers stopped the large-scale export of currency to Tajikistan, the State Security Service press service reported.

According to the information, the incident occurred at the “Farkhad” customs post located in the city of Bekabad. A 34-year-old local resident handed over 18,680,300 Russian rubles, 140,700 Tajik somoni, and 180,000,000 Uzbekistani som to 34 citizens acting as carriers for the export of currency to a neighboring country, for which they were subsequently to receive monetary compensation.

Law enforcement officers stopped the citizens and drew up appropriate protocols against them. Additionally, during the operative event, law enforcement officers searched a local resident’s Traker car, which was located near the customs post. In the transport, law enforcement officers also managed to find and confiscate 13,538,305 Russian rubles, 24,107 Tajik somoni, 885 euros, 300 dollars, 300 Chinese yuan, 6,840 Kyrgyz somoni, and 10,207,000 Uzbek somoni intended for transportation. The seized currency was also attached to the case file.

It is noted that the total amount of money found during the special operation amounted to more than 5.2 billion soums. Currently, law enforcement officers have initiated a criminal case against the man under Article 182, Part 2, Clause “a” (Violation of customs legislation committed on an especially large scale) and have taken him into custody. Law enforcement officers are also investigating who exactly owned the transferred currency.

Earlier, it was reported that more than a million dollars were prevented from being exported abroad in Uzbekistan. Offenders can face a large fine or prison sentence.