In March 2024, a secret tunnel was discovered in the "A.Navoi" neighborhood of Khanabad city, connecting it with the Jalal-Abad region of the Kyrgyz Republic. It was established that the illegal transportation of goods through the underpass was organized. The State Security Service informed "Darakchi.uz" about this.
Tons of mobile phones and gold
A citizen of Kyrgyzstan was detained while attempting to smuggle 812 mobile phones worth 5 billion 954 million soums into Uzbekistan and 1.7 kg of non-standard gold worth 1 billion 558 million soums out of the country.
The partners were also exposed
In addition, equipment worth 2 billion 839 million soums was discovered at the addresses of 3 citizens living in the city of Andijan and the Altynkul district. These included mobile phones, headphones, adapters, and USB cables.
How is the underground tunnel constructed?
The tunnel is 18-20 meters deep, 60-70 cm wide, and 170-180 cm high, with a length of 300-350 meters. It turned out that the members of the group clearly distributed their duties.
Sentence: imprisonment
The Andijan City Court sentenced a citizen of Kyrgyzstan to 6 years of imprisonment, and 3 citizens of Uzbekistan to 5 years of imprisonment. All the property seized from them and the secret tunnel were confiscated in favor of the state.
The second tunnel has also been found
Another underground passage was discovered in Khanabad, which was also destroyed by court order. The house and the material evidence in it were confiscated in favor of the state. The homeowner was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
The fight against offenses continues.
During the investigation, it was revealed that mobile phones imported from the neighboring country were sold in shopping centers in Andijan and Tashkent. Law enforcement agencies continue to decisively combat such crimes.
