A person involved in the illegal sale of alcohol products put into circulation with counterfeit excise stamps has been exposed in the Pakhtachi district of the Samarkand region. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office.
According to the report, during an operational event conducted by employees of the Department's Pakhtachi district branch, the head of LLC "I.T.," B.Q., was found to have placed alcohol products of unconfirmed origin and quality for sale in a retail shop located at the "Sultanobod" farmers' market in the district.
During the inspection, a total of 1,599 units of alcohol products of 47 types, bearing counterfeit excise stamps, with a total value of 53 million 100 thousand soums, were seized as physical evidence.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding this incident under Article 176 (counterfeiting of money, excise stamps, or securities, and their circulation) and Article 186¹ (illegal introduction into circulation or production of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic products, and tobacco products) of the Criminal Code.
Currently, investigative actions are being carried out in relation to this case.
