Three held as 5.9 kg hashish seized in Bekabad and Urgut
Officers detained three people in Bekabad and Urgut district, seizing 5.903 kg of hashish alongside small amounts of opium. The Bekabad haul was hidden in a rented flat while the Urgut pair were caught in a $10,000 undercover sale; all three were remanded as investigations continue.
🇺🇿 Bekabad, Tashkent region and Urgut district, Samarkand region · Uzbekistan
State Security Service and customs officers detained a man born in 1992 in
Bekabad who had been wanted since 2025 on suspicion of smuggling and drug
trafficking.[1]The Bekabad detainee was placed in pre-trial detention.[1]In Urgut district, State Security, Border Troops and internal-affairs officers
detained two people born in 2003 while they were attempting to sell drugs.[1]A criminal case was opened over the Urgut episode and both suspects were also
remanded in custody.[1]Investigations into the episodes were continuing.[1]
A search of the Bekabad man’s rented flat found 151 grams of opium and 4
kilograms971 grams of hashish hidden in places including a refrigerator and a
ventilation shaft.[1]Investigators said the Bekabad drugs had been brought
illegally from a neighbouring state.[1]The Urgut attempted sale involved 932
grams of hashish and 2.5 grams of opium offered for 10,000 US dollars.[1]
A second outlet said the Bekabad detainee was 34 years old and had been wanted
since 2025.[2]The same outlet said officers seized151 grams of opium from
the kitchen refrigerator and 4 kilograms971 grams of hashish from the toilet
shaft.[2]It reported that the Urgut pair were caught selling 932 grams of
hashish and 2.5 grams of opium to an undercover buyer for $10,000.[2]
Photos and video
Drugs seized in the Tashkent and Samarkand operations laid out for inspection. Photo: Customs Committee press service via UzDaily.uzPhoto details
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The articles give no separate date for the raids; 16 June 2026 is their publication date and is used as the incident date.
The recorded 5.903 kg sums only the separately weighed hashish amounts of 4.971 kg and 932 g; the 151 g and 2.5 g opium amounts are excluded from cannabis figures.
The reported $10,000 price covered hashish plus opium together, so no cannabis-only value is recorded.
No charges beyond the opened criminal cases and no court outcome were reported; the investigation was still under way.
Only Russian-language outlet accounts were opened; the underlying State Security and customs press statements were not opened directly.
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.
