Family of drug smugglers detained in Uzbekistan with nearly 50 kg of hashish
A family of drug dealers in Surkhandarya region was detained along with other drug dealers in Namangan and Andijan. Uzbek security forces seized nearly 50 kg of heroin, opium and hashish, along with $297,500 in cash. The family had been smuggling drugs from Tajikistan. Criminal cases were opened under articles 246 and 273 of the Uzbek Criminal Code.
🇺🇿 Denov district, Surkhandarya region, Uzbekistan
In Surkhandarya, Namangan and Andijan regions, several drug dealers involved in
smuggling drugs from Tajikistan were detained, and a total of nearly 50 kg of
heroin, opium and hashish was seized.[1]
The man and his family members were importing and selling prohibited substances
from Tajikistan.[1]His 69-year-old father, previously convicted of a
drug-related crime, had over 9 kg of hashish, $137,500 and 570 million som of
unknown origin found on him.[2]The previously convicted 45-year-old brother
of the drug dealer, who lives in Uzun district, had $160,000 seized from him.[2]
In Yangikurgan district of Namangan region, officers stopped a bus heading from
Yangikurgan to Namangan for inspection and found 19.9 kg of hashish in the bags
of two passengers, which local residents had brought in from Kyrgyzstan.[2]
In Marhamat district of Andijan region, border guards detained a previously
convicted citizen who tried to cross the state border, with 4.9 kg of opium and
nearly 10 kg of hashish found on him, which had been previously passed to him by
a Kyrgyz citizen.[2]
Criminal cases were opened under Article 246 (Smuggling) and Article 273
(unauthorized production, acquisition, storage and other acts with drugs, their
analogs or psychotropic substances with intent to sell, as well as their sale),
and the investigation is ongoing.[2]
Sources
Asia-Plusasiaplus.newsRUВ Узбекистане задержаны члены семьи, перевозившей наркотики из Таджикистана
Podrobno.uzpodrobno.uzRUПочти 50 килограммов наркотиков пытались завезти в Узбекистан из соседних Кыргызстана и Таджикистана
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The 'nearly 50 kg' figure is an approximation; the detailed breakdown in the article gives 32.8 kg of hashish (1.9 + 9 + 19.9 + 10), 7.35 kg of opium (2.45 + 4.9) and 0.576 kg of heroin, totaling 40.7 kg. The 50 kg figure may include quantities not broken down in the article or is rounded up.
No court outcome or charges has been reported; the case is at the investigation stage.
The Andijan border case: the man had 4.9 kg of opium and nearly 10 kg of hashish, received from a Kyrgyz citizen. This is a separate incident mentioned in the same article.
The Namangan bus case: 19.9 kg of hashish found in the bags of two passengers on a bus from Yangikurgan to Namangan, brought in from Kyrgyzstan. This is a separate incident mentioned in the same article.
The 69-year-old father had over 9 kg of hashish, $137,500 and 570 million som of unknown origin. The 45-year-old brother had $160,000. No quantities of hashish were reported for the brother.
The article mentions that the family had been smuggling and selling drugs from Tajikistan, but no specific quantity of drugs was reported for the family's operations beyond what was seized in the search.
The text gives a weight ("50 kg") but the figures have no kg_seized; check whether it belongs there.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Podrobno.uz: Officers searched the home of a 41-year-old man from Denov district in Surkhandarya region, where they found 576 grams of heroin, 2.45 kg of opium and 1.9 kg of hashish.
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