Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- During operational activities carried out by law enforcement officers of the Samarkand region, a 25-year-old resident of the city of Samarkand N.F. was detained while trying to sell 8.35 grams of the drug "hashish" to a buyer.

He was detained at the time of receiving money in the amount of 4 million soums.

On this fact, the Investigation Department under the Internal Affairs Directorate of the city of Samarkand against N.F. opened a criminal case under part 5 of Article 273 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (illegal sale of narcotic drugs, their analogues or psychotropic substances in large quantities). The preliminary investigation continues.