Person, suspected in embezzling US$270,000 from bank, arrested

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Tashkent police officers detained a suspect of embezzling US$270,000 from the bank, the press service of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the capital city said in a statement.

According to the Main Internal Affairs Directorate, on 25 June, an appeal was received from the management of the branch of the National Bank of Uzbekistan about the loss of US$270,000. A criminal case was initiated in connection with the theft.

The head of the cashier was suspected in embezzlement as he did not come to work on Monday and did not answer the calls.

As a result of the adopted measures, the suspect was detained in the evening of the same day in the apartment he had bought for the stolen money.

He confessed to the theft and told that he had stolen money the previous week.