State Security Service Foils Family’s Activities Raising Funds for Terrorists via Cryptocurrency

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In Bukhara, the State Security Service (SSS) has intercepted the activities of a family involved in financing international terrorism.

According to law enforcement agencies, a 1999-born resident of the city joined the banned organization “Tawhid wa Jihad Katibasi” in Syria in 2019.

The young man participated in combat operations and used social media to solicit funds under various pretexts, providing financial support for terrorist activities.

From 2021 to 2025, he involved Uzbek citizens in fundraising through the internet and cryptocurrency, collecting significant amounts.

Criminal cases have been opened against eight individuals who transferred money at his direction under Article 155³ of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (“Financing of terrorism”).

The young man’s father, born in 1965, was also involved, carrying out his son’s instructions. From 2022 to 2025, he transferred 13,597 USDT to his son via the international cryptocurrency exchange BINANCE.

Previously, the father was sentenced in 2019 for distributing extremist materials and received a five-year prison term, but was later conditionally released.

Following the investigation, the Bukhara City Court found the father guilty under Part 2 “a” of Articles 155³ and 278⁸ of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to 10 years and 2 months in prison. The son is currently wanted for crimes under Articles 244¹, 244², 155², and 155³ of the Criminal Code. Operational measures continue to apprehend the fugitive.