7 kg of marijuana and cartridges found in farm containers in Qibray
State Security Service and Tashkent police searched two containers on a leased farm plot in Qibray around 19 October 2026, seizing 7 kg of dry marijuana kept for sale plus an IZH-38 pneumatic weapon and three cartridges; the previously convicted keeper, born 1986, faces a pre-investigation check.
🇺🇿 Qibray district, Tashkent region · Uzbekistan
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 7 kg
Officers of the State Security Service’s Tashkent department and the
capital’s police jointly worked a leased farmland plot in Qibray district
placed under surveillance on a tip-off.[1][2]
Two cargo containers at the field’s edge were inspected before witnesses;
inside were 7 kilograms of dry marijuana stored for sale or distribution,
an IZH-38 pneumatic weapon and three 12 mm combat cartridges, all seized
as evidence.[1][2] The plot was leased long-term to a previously
convicted Qibray resident born in 1986; a pre-investigation check and
legal assessment are underway.[1][2]
Sources
- Person keeping 7 kg of marijuana and weapons detained in Qibray (video). Zamin.uz, 20 October 2026. In English.
- Large quantity of marijuana and weapons allegedly seized from rented farmland in Tashkent region. Gapim.uz (via kun.uz), 19 October 2026. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- The suspect was unnamed and the legal assessment after the pre-investigation check was not reported.