Police seize 22 kg of heroin in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Police have seized a total of 22 kg of heroin in southeastern Uzbekistan, a spokesman for the Uzbek Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

The drugs, belonging to a Tajik national, were seized from two residents of the Surkhandarya Region.

"The drugs were smuggled to the territory of Uzbekistan through back roads from neighboring Tajikistan," the source said.

A criminal case was launched, an investigation is underway.