SCNS officers in Tajikistan detained Mustafuo Saifullo Saifullozoda, born 1994, a native of Kulob and resident of Arbobkhotun mahalla in Dushanbe’s Sino district, on suspicion of involvement in illegal drug trafficking, with drugs seized in especially large quantities.[1]

During the investigation it was established that Saifullozoda, in prior agreement with his criminal accomplice, an Afghan citizen named Khodji, about 45 years old, received narcotics from a hidden cache in exchange for a large sum of money and transported them to Dushanbe in a personal Toyota Corolla, state number 00-10 RU 01 TJ.[1] In Dushanbe, Saifullozoda hid the narcotics in a cache on the arable lands of Djuibodom mahalla.[1]

The Drug Control Agency’s forensic examination confirmed that the seized substances were of the hashish type, with a total weight of 31 kilograms.[1] The Investigative Department of the SCNS in Khatlon Region opened a criminal case under Article 200, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan, and a preliminary investigation was conducted.[1] The Ismoili Somoni District Court of Dushanbe sentenced Saifullozoda Mustafa Saifullo to 13 years of imprisonment.[1]

Operational-investigative actions continue in relation to the Afghan national named Khodji.[1]

Asia-Plus confirms the SCNS statement and reports that Saifullozoda, 30 years old, concealed the 31 kg of hashish in a hiding place in the agricultural lands of the Juyibodom neighbourhood in Dushanbe and was apprehended during a special operation, the drugs seized by authorities.[2]

An investigation was launched by the SCNS’s office in Khatlon province under Article 200 (4) of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code, dealing with the illegal trafficking of narcotic or psychotropic substances, and investigative actions are ongoing in relation to the Afghan suspect.[2]

Avesta reports that Saifullozoda, a native of Kulob and resident of Dushanbe’s Sino district, was detained by national security officers on suspicion of involvement in illegal drug trafficking, with drugs confiscated in especially large quantities.[3]

The Ismoili Somoni District Court of Dushanbe sentenced Saifullozoda Mustafa Saifullo to 13 years in prison.[3]