Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s State Security Service has reported the detention of two foreign nationals suspected of drug trafficking after they allegedly attempted to sell 2 kg and 18 grams of opium for US$20,000 in Tashkent region.
The operation was conducted by State Security Service officers in cooperation with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the agency said.
According to the State Security Service, the suspects, born in 1972 and 1976, had allegedly brought the narcotic substance into Uzbekistan through illegal routes.
They were detained with material evidence at the time of the handover to a designated buyer during the operation.
A criminal case has been opened against the suspects, and investigative proceedings are ongoing, the agency said.
