33-year-old held with 5.6 kg hashish in Fergana Region
State Security Service officers detained a 33-year-old man in Fergana Region after recovering five bricks of hashish weighing 5.6 kg from a sack thrown from his car. The agency said the hashish had been smuggled from Kyrgyzstan, and a criminal case was opened with the suspect remanded in custody.
State Security Service officers in Fergana Region disrupted an alleged attempt
to sell 5.6 kg of hashish said to have been smuggled from Kyrgyzstan and
detained a 33-year-old man.[1]The security service conducted the operation
jointly with the regional customs and internal-affairs departments.[1]
The suspect collected the drug from a hiding place and drove a Cobalt car toward
Fergana.[1]When officers tried to stop the car, the driver disobeyed their
orders.[1]While trying to flee, he threw a household sack from the car and
attempted to escape.[2]Officers found five bricks of a hashish-like substance
in the sack, with a total weight of 5.6 kg.[1]
The agency said the drug had previously been smuggled from Kyrgyzstan and placed
in the cache, and treated the detention as preventing its further sale.[1]A
criminal case was opened against the man under part 2 of Article 246 of the
Criminal Code, and he was remanded in custody.[1]The investigation is working
to identify possible accomplices and other circumstances of the case.[1]
Photos and video
Image of the 5.6 kg hashish seizure in Fergana Region, created from SGB video. Photo: xavfsizlik.uz via UzDaily.uzPhoto details
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.
