62-year-old organizer held with 51 kg hashish in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan's drug police with Uzbek and Tajik counterparts detained a 62-year-old foreign national suspected of organizing Afghan hashish trafficking through Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan. Officers seized 51 kg of Afghan-origin hashish from the suspect as investigators work to identify other network members and routes.
Law-enforcement officers from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan ran a joint
operation that dismantled a transnational channel supplying Afghan-origin drugs.[1]Kyrgyzstan’s Drug Control Service conducted the special operation with
Uzbek and Tajik agencies and detained previously convicted foreign national
T.Kh.K., aged 62.[2]The operation was initiated by Kyrgyzstan’s Service for
Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking.[1]Authorities said the detained foreign
citizen had repeatedly faced criminal prosecution before.[1]
Officers seized51 kilograms of Afghan-origin hashish from the suspect when he
was detained.[1]A total of 51 kilograms of Afghan-origin hashish was seized
from the suspect.[2]Investigators said the detainee organized a group
smuggling large consignments of Afghan narcotics through Kyrgyzstan for
distribution in Uzbekistan.[1]The network transported drugs from Tajikistan
into Kyrgyzstan before smuggling them onward to Uzbekistan for further
distribution.[2]Podrobno described the haul as half a hundredweight of
hashish taken from the suspected organizer.[1]
Investigators are continuing to identify all participants, trafficking routes
and other circumstances of the case.[1]The Interior Ministry said
investigative and operational measures are ongoing to identify all members,
establish routes and determine other circumstances.[2]
Photos and video
Detained suspect standing between two masked officers behind rows of seized hashish packages.Photo details
Kyrgyzstan's drug control service detained a man in Osh Region suspected of distributing drugs and seized more than 5 kilograms of Afghan-origin hashish from him. A criminal case was opened under article 282 of the Criminal Code, and police said they were working to identify other people involved and the channels used to move the drugs.
Interior Ministry anti-drug officers detained one suspected organizer of an online drug shop in Bishkek that allegedly sold drugs for several years in Bishkek and Chuy Region. Officers seized marijuana, hashish and heroin prepared for sale, plus growing and packing equipment, with police valuing the haul at 4.5 million som.
A Kyrgyz citizen accused of buying marijuana buds and psychotropic substances in the US and mailing them to Kyrgyzstan in parcels was extradited from the US with DEA and Interpol help. Police say accomplices distributed the drugs in Bishkek and Chui region; no amounts or full identity were disclosed and the investigation continues.
Kyrgyzstan's Interior Ministry said its anti-drug service stopped a Toyota Camry in Jumgal district, Naryn Region, and found five sacks holding 28.666 kg of marijuana, then detained the driver and three other suspects the same day. Searches at the suspects' homes added 482 grams, taking the total to 29.148 kg, and a criminal case was opened on illegal drug manufacture for sale.
