An unofficial employee of a private employment agency in Namangan city was caught by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes while receiving an advance payment of $1,000 after demanding $2,000 to send four citizens living in Turakurgan district to work in South Korea.
In another case, the head of a tourism company operating in Namangan city was detained while receiving an advance payment of $600 and 2.8 million soums after demanding 40 million soums to send a citizen to Slovakia.
According to official information, a criminal case has been initiated against both individuals under Part 1 of Article 168 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are ongoing.
