State Security Service officers searching a 58-year-old Surkhandarya native's temporary Tashkent home found 7.137 kg of hashish and 13.05 kg of opium, more than 20 kg of drugs in all. A criminal case was opened on smuggling and drug-sale charges while investigators looked for accomplices and the source of the drugs.
🇺🇿 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
State Security Service officers in Tashkent seized more than 20 kg of narcotics from a 58-year-old native of Surkhandarya Region, the service’s press office said.[1] While inspecting the man’s temporary place of residence, officers found 13 kg 50 g of opium and 7 kg 137 g of hashish.[1]
Investigators were working to identify possible accomplices of the suspect and the source of the seized drugs.[1]
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