In the Fergana region, the illegal circulation of narcotic drugs and potent medicinal preparations smuggled into the area has been halted. This was reported by the State Security Service.
According to the report, officers of the Fergana Regional Department of the SSS, in cooperation with the Internal Affairs and Customs authorities, conducted an operational operation.
During the operation, a Damas brand vehicle moving through the territory of the city of Kokand was stopped. The car was being driven by a citizen born in 1995, a resident of the Fergana district.
During a search of the vehicle in the presence of witnesses, 2 kilograms and 40 grams of the narcotic substance "hashish" and 5,600 units of the potent medicinal preparation "Regapen" were found and confiscated in accordance with the established procedure.
During the pre-investigation check, it was established that the suspect had received these narcotic substances from his criminal accomplice in the territory of Kyrgyzstan and was planning to sell them in the city of Kokand.
In connection with this incident, the Fergana Regional Department of the State Security Service has initiated a criminal case under Articles 246, 251-1, and 273 of the Criminal Code.
A preventive measure of "detention" has been applied to the suspect.
