Tajik man, 29, held in Bekabad with 14.9 kg of hashish in rented flat
Police in Bekabad, Tashkent region, detained a 29-year-old Tajik citizen on 2 November 2022 and found 14.9 kg of hashish in the bedroom of the flat where he was staying. A criminal case was opened under part 5 of Article 273 over large-scale drug sale, and no court outcome has been reported.
Bekabad police detained a 29-year-old Tajik citizen, identified only as A.Sh.,
in the Uzbekistan mahalla of Bekabad, Tashkent region, on 2 November 2022.[1]The Tashkent region police press service announced the detention of a Tajik
citizen with a large consignment of drugs.[2]Officers of the Bekabad police
department searched the flat where he was staying temporarily, in the presence
of witnesses.[2]
In the bedroom officers found 14.9 kg of hashish, which was taken as material
evidence.[2]Podrobno.uz reported that the hashish had been kept for sale.[3]Podrobno.uz reported that the flat was inspected under Operation Black
Poppy-2022, an anti-drug campaign.[3]
Police opened a criminal case under part 5 of Article 273 of Uzbekistan’s
Criminal Code, which covers the illegal sale of drugs.[2]Podrobno.uz reported
that the offence carries a prison term of 10 to 20 years.[3]UzNews.uz said
the criminal case had been opened under part 5 of Article 273 for large-scale
sale and that an investigation was under way.[1]
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Lead police photo published with the Bekabad report, captioned with the article headline about a Tajik citizen held with 15 kg of hashish. Photo: press service of the Tashkent region GUVDPhoto details
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Arrested
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Cannabis
14.9 kg
Agency type
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Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Sale
Setting
Prison
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Under investigation
Sources
UzNews.uzuznews.uzRUВ Ташобласти у иностранца в квартире обнаружено 15 кг гашиша
Gazeta.uzgazeta.uzRUГражданин Таджикистана с 15 кг гашиша задержан в Бекабаде
Podrobno.uzpodrobno.uzRUВ Ташкентской области задержан гражданин Таджикистана почти с 15 кг гашиша. Видео
Open questions the AI reported
The headline and summary of the Gazeta.uz report give the haul as almost 15 kg while its body gives 14.9 kg; 14.9 kg is recorded.
No value was published for the 14.9 kg of hashish, so no figure for its worth is recorded.
No trial, conviction or sentence has been reported; the criminal case was at the investigation stage when the reports were published.
Only Podrobno.uz names Operation Black Poppy-2022, so the campaign link rests on that one outlet.
Gazeta.uz and Podrobno.uz describe a search (обыск), while UzNews.uz describes an inspection (осмотр) of the flat.
The captions of four of the five police photos published with the Gazeta.uz report were not given; they are listed as police handouts without describing what each frame shows.
The suspect's full name was not published, only the initials A.Sh.
Officers seized 545 grams of hashish in Gulistan and 2.071 kg of marijuana in Turtkul district during multi-agency operations reported on 11 November 2026. One man was detained in the Karakalpakstan episode and criminal cases were opened over the wider four-region roundup.
Interior Ministry officers stopped a drug network in Tashkent's Yangihayot and Yashnabad districts and continued the raids in Kokand, seizing 55 grams, 430 grams and 1 kilogram of hashish. A criminal case was opened for dealing; the number of people held in Kokand was not stated.
Officers of the Interior Ministry and the State Security Service broke up a drug-selling network in Tashkent and Tashkent Region and detained five people, including a married couple caught with 50 packs of hashish. The operations seized 550 grams of hashish, 100 grams of mephedrone and two kilograms of opium extract, which the ministry described as about 26,300 single doses of drugs.
Officers detained a man in Altyaryk District, Ferghana Region, alleging he tried to sell 500 grams of hashish for US$4,000 to an undercover buyer. Forensic testing confirmed the substance was hashish, and a criminal case was opened as investigations continue.
