Uzbek police seize 3.5 kg of heroin

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- During an operation, officers of the Surkhandarya regional interior directorate have seized a large batch of drugs - 3.5 kg of heroin. The large batch of heroin was seized from two female residents of Surkhandarya Region.

A resident of Termiz, who had previous conviction for drug trafficking, have smuggled a batch of heroin from Tajikistan into Uzbekistan using bypasses. In the town of Denov in Surkhandarya Region, she colluded with a local woman, who had agreed to hide the batch of heroin in her home.

The women were detained while trying to sell the drugs. A criminal case has been launched, an investigation is under way.