2.875 kg of marijuana found buried under a Shofirkon house foundation
Customs, State Security Service and police officers found 2 kilograms 875 grams of marijuana buried beneath the foundation of a home in Shofirkon district, Bukhara region. Customs opened a criminal case, and investigators are still working to identify the drug's source and anyone else involved in supplying it.
🇺🇿 Shofirkon district, Bukhara region · Uzbekistan
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Cannabis
2.875 kg
Agencies
State Customs Committee, State Security Service +1
Officers searched a home in Shofirkon district, Bukhara region, and found 2
kilograms875 grams of marijuana buried under the house foundation.[1][2][3]The
Customs Committee said the search was carried out before witnesses in the home
of a citizen who had been placed under surveillance.[4][5]The drugs had been dug
into the underground part of the foundation.[4]
The operation was carried out jointly by the State Customs Committee, the State
Security Service and the interior affairs agencies.[1][2][3]The officers
photographed the substance and seized it as physical evidence.[1]
Customs authorities opened a criminal case under articles of Uzbekistan’s
Criminal Code.[1][2][3]Investigators are still trying to establish where the drug
came from and who else may have been involved in distributing it.[1]
UzDaily reports that the raid was carried out by the regional customs department’s anti-smuggling unit with the State Security Service and internal affairs bodies, acting on previously obtained intelligence.[3]
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The articles give no separate date for the search; 5 November 2026 is Daryo's publication date and is used as the incident date.
No arrest, detention or charge against a named suspect was reported, so no arrested or charged figure is recorded; a criminal case was opened and the investigation continues.
The articles say only that a criminal case was opened under 'the relevant articles' of the Criminal Code and do not name the charge.
No street value, plant count or number of people involved in distribution was published.
Zamin.uz says the marijuana was hidden 'by the owners' but identifies only one suspect whose home was searched; the number of people involved is unclear.
Daryo says it publishes two photos from the Customs Committee, but only one distinct image address could be recovered from its page markup.
The Russian page carries a video tag in its headline but no playable video address could be recovered, so no video entry is added.
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