During an urgent operational measure conducted in Chiroqchi district by employees of the State Security Service of the Kashkadarya regional department and the regional Department of Internal Affairs, the residence of a person born in 1981, who had previously been convicted twice, was inspected.
During the inspection, 20 kilograms and 658 grams of marijuana stored in three synthetic bags were discovered and officially seized as material evidence.
It was established that the citizen cultivated the narcotic substance for the purpose of subsequent sale and "making easy money".
A criminal case has now been initiated against him under Part 5 of Article 273 of the Criminal Code (storage of narcotic substances for the purpose of transfer), and detention as a preventive measure has been applied.
This article prescribes a penalty of deprivation of liberty from 10 to 20 years.
