Underground crypto dealers uncovered in Namangan
During the year, criminals conducted operations worth hundreds of millions of soums.
Law enforcement officers conducted raids in Namangan region to identify cases of illegal circulation of crypto assets, the press service of the regional Department of Internal Affairs reports.
According to the information, operational activities in the region were carried out by employees of the State Security Service and the Department of Internal Affairs. In particular, in the first case, law enforcement officers detained a 27-year-old resident of the “Yangiobod” mahalla. The man was conducting cryptocurrency transactions without a corresponding license.
After checking the suspect’s phone, law enforcement officers discovered that from December 2024 to August of this year, the offender had conducted 20 transactions totaling 383 million soums. In the second case, which occurred in the Zarkent neighborhood, law enforcement officers also detained a local resident who had conducted 45 transactions worth over 352 million soums in a year.
It is noted that the total amount of illegal operations carried out by offenders amounted to more than 735 million soums. On both cases, law enforcement officers initiated criminal cases under Article 278-8 (Violation of legislation in the field of crypto-asset circulation). Investigative actions are underway.
Earlier, it was reported that two illegal cryptocurrency traders were detained in Namangan. The men made transactions worth 542 million and 1.71 billion soums on Binance at different times without a corresponding license.
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