Jewellery Worth 64.8 Million Soums Found at Oybek Post

Askar Yakubov · 12:00, 10.11.2026 · Updated 15:09 · 7 views

Jewellery Worth 64.8 Million Soums Found at Oybek Post / Photo: Press Service of the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan..

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Customs officers at the Oybek border post found undeclared jewellery weighing 54 grams hidden inside a mobile phone and its case belonging to a passenger entering Uzbekistan, the Tashkent regional administration said.

The jewellery was discovered during an inspection of the passenger's hand luggage. According to the statement, the passenger had neither declared the items nor reported them during oral questioning.

The jewellery was preliminarily valued at 64.8 million soums.

Customs authorities are currently conducting an investigation into the incident.

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