An organized criminal group that has been appropriating money and crypto assets through extortion by threatening people with weapons and sharp-edged objects in the Andijan region has been exposed. This was reported by the regional Department of Internal Affairs.
It is reported that during urgent operational measures carried out in cooperation by the Rapid Investigation Department of the DIA, its territorial divisions, and the State Security Service, individuals known by the nicknames "Shayton" (Devil), "Haji", and "Mufti" were detained. Introducing themselves as law enforcement officers, they illegally appropriated cryptocurrency equivalent to 100 thousand US dollars by intimidating a citizen engaged in crypto exchange.
It was also established that the group members committed violence against ordinary citizens on the street and, in some cases, committed crimes abroad. Criminal cases have been initiated under the articles of extortion, robbery, and other articles of the Criminal Code regarding these incidents.
The internal affairs bodies called on citizens who have suffered from the actions of this group to contact number 102.
