Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As a result of operational search activities to identify the theft of water pumps and transformers in Karakul, Alat, Romitan, Vobkent, Peshkun and Kagan districts of Bukhara region, a criminal group involved in illegal acts was identified. This was reported by the press service of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Bukhara region.

In particular, in the course of carrying out investigative and operational actions in a case initiated on the basis of the theft of a transformer provided for drip irrigation of plants worth 11,500,000 soums, which was stolen from the field of the farm of citizen G.A., located in the mahalla Kagan of Kagan district, persons involved in the commission of this crime were detained.

It was revealed that the organizer of this crime is a resident of Pastdargom district of Samarkand region D.A., born in 1989, who had previously been repeatedly prosecuted for theft, as well as his criminal accomplice, who is a fellow villager of S.A., born in 1989, in addition, T.U., born in 1995, who performed the tasks of a driver in his Nexia car.

During the operational-search activities with members of the criminal group, it turned out that under the leadership of the organizer of the criminal group D.A., the group took out the stolen property from the territory of the region and sold it to a resident of Yashnabad district of Tashkent, S.D., born in 1978, which was drawn up with the participation of attesting witnesses.

Also during the investigation at S.D. on suspicion, several water pumps were seized, which were transferred to him for sale by members of this criminal group.

It should be noted that during the search of a house rented by members of a criminal group in the Khukumatobod makhalla of the village of Sabiyon of Kagan district, the engines of 3 drip irrigation devices were also documented, stolen from Romitan and Karakul districts of the region.

In addition, the criminal group found that 5 engines stolen near the cemetery in the village of Afshona, Peshkun district, were sold to a resident of Tashkent, S., and measures are currently being taken to formalize them as material evidence.

During the investigation of the case and interrogation, the suspects became aware of another 10 thefts committed by a criminal group in the territories of Navoi, Samarkand and Kashkadarya regions.

The revealed facts were recorded in accordance with the established procedure; 169, part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a measure of restraint related to arrest was applied to the suspect, investigative actions are ongoing.