Customs officers stopped a Nukus resident and found 16 matchboxes of marijuana in his black handbag, weighing 77.56 grams with packaging. The Karakalpakstan Customs Administration opened a criminal case and an investigation was continuing.
In Nukus, officers of the anti-smuggling department of the Karakalpakstan
Customs Administration acted against illicit drug trafficking in a joint
operation.[1]Officers stopped a local resident moving around Nukus during the
operation.[1]In the presence of attesting witnesses, officers carried out a
personal search of the stopped man.[1]
Inside his black handbag, officers found 16 matchboxes containing marijuana.[1]The total weight of the seized substance with its packaging was 77.56
grams.[1]The UZA account likewise says 16 matchboxes hidden in the black
handbag held marijuana weighing 77.56 grams with its packaging.[2]
The operation was conducted jointly with officers of the State Security Service,
internal-affairs bodies and the National Guard.[1]The Karakalpakstan Customs
Administration opened a criminal case under the relevant articles of
Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code over the seizure.[1]Investigative actions were
continuing and no court outcome had been reported.[1]
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Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
UZAuza.uzUZNukusda qariyb 78 gramm "marixuana"ning noqonuniy aylanmasiga chek qo‘yildi
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The reports give no separate date for the stop and search; 14 July 2026 is the publication date of the earliest report and is used as the incident date, while UzDaily.uz published on 15 July 2026.
The reported 77.56 grams is the weight with packaging, so the net weight of the marijuana alone is not known.
The reports say the man was stopped and searched but do not state that he was detained or arrested, so no arrest figure is recorded and his name and age were not published.
No court outcome was reported beyond the opened criminal case and continuing investigation.
Only two press accounts of the same joint operation were opened, without a directly opened agency statement.
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