In Tashkent, employees of the State Security Service and the Main Internal Affairs Directorate exposed the activities of a group engaged in the illegal circulation of crypto assets were revealed.
According to reports, this group advertised a fake investment platform on social networks. The advertisements used images of government officials, celebrities, and the President in an attempt to convince citizens to invest.
According to investigation data, the volume of P2P operations and illegal cryptocurrency circulation carried out by the suspects exceeded 1.5 million US dollars.
Additionally, group members deceived over 100 citizens of Uzbekistan, took them to Kazakhstan, opened bank cards in their names, and used them for crypto operations.
During the investigation, it was established that foreign fraudsters were behind this criminal scheme, but the main executors were citizens of Uzbekistan.
A criminal case has been initiated on this matter under Article 278-8, Part 3, clause "a" of the Criminal Code. This article provides for imprisonment from 3 to 5 years.
Preventive detention has been applied to the suspects, and investigative actions are ongoing.
