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Lightning struck a Centrum Air aircraft on the Tashkent — Guangzhou route
The aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and replaced; passengers were accommodated in a hotel with meals.
At the “Termez-Auto” post, an attempt to smuggle nearly 600 kg of drugs from Afghanistan was thwarted
In the lifting section of an excavator delivered on a truck, 593 kg of hashish and 3 kg of opium were found.
Former head of a department at Uzbekistan’s Migration Agency put on Interpol wanted list
Former employee of the Agency for External Labor Migration Azizbek Toshtemirov has been added to Interpol’s Red Notices list on fraud charges.
Uzbekistan uncovers a $90 million scheme involving sending labor migrants to Korea
A criminal group made up of former employees of the Labor Migration Agency and other individuals organized an illegal channel for sending labor migrants to South Korea.
In Tashkent, bank employees embezzled a client’s $500,000 deposit
Employees of a commercial bank took the money by оформing forged documents.
In Surkhandarya, a judge’s senior assistant was detained while receiving $53,000
According to the State Security Service, he promised to influence a review of damages amounting to 6.3 billion soums and secure a more lenient, non-custodial decision for two defendants.
Kurash tournament in Surkhandarya ends with the killing of a well-known wrestler
During the competition in Denau district, the well-known pahlavan Nizomiddin Chutboyev was stabbed.
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At the “Termez-Auto” post, an attempt to smuggle nearly 600 kg of drugs from Afghanistan was thwarted
In the lifting section of an excavator delivered on a truck, 593 kg of hashish and 3 kg of opium were found.
Former head of a department at Uzbekistan’s Migration Agency put on Interpol wanted list
Former employee of the Agency for External Labor Migration Azizbek Toshtemirov has been added to Interpol’s Red Notices list on fraud charges.
Uzbekistan uncovers a $90 million scheme involving sending labor migrants to Korea
A criminal group made up of former employees of the Labor Migration Agency and other individuals organized an illegal channel for sending labor migrants to South Korea.
In Tashkent, bank employees embezzled a client’s $500,000 deposit
Employees of a commercial bank took the money by оформing forged documents.
In Surkhandarya, a judge’s senior assistant was detained while receiving $53,000
According to the State Security Service, he promised to influence a review of damages amounting to 6.3 billion soums and secure a more lenient, non-custodial decision for two defendants.
Kurash tournament in Surkhandarya ends with the killing of a well-known wrestler
During the competition in Denau district, the well-known pahlavan Nizomiddin Chutboyev was stabbed.
In Bukhara Region, an accountant transferred 1 billion soums to fraudsters
The stolen money was recovered, and a criminal case has been opened under the article on fraud on an especially large scale.
In Namangan Region, a groom killed a schoolgirl over a graduation dress
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, the 18-year-old girl died in hospital from stab wounds; the suspect has been detained.
In the Bukhara Region, a drunk man was transporting 40 kindergarten children on a bus
The bus was immediately stopped, and the driver was deprived of the right to drive for 3 years.
Former Italian ambassador to Uzbekistan arrested in Rome in case involving visas for Russians
Investigators believe that long-term tourist visas were issued in circumvention of the rules in exchange for payments ranging from €4,000 to €16,000, while the standard fee is €45–60.
In the Samarkand Region, two children died after circumcision at a district hospital
According to the inspection, the procedures were performed without mandatory examinations and proper documentation.
In Navoi Region, a Matiz carrying 13 kindergarten pupils was involved in a ДТП
The driver died, one child is in a coma, and eight other injured were taken to the regional center hospital.
Illegal catch of 412 Red Book trout uncovered in Shahrisabz district
Environmental damage from poaching in the Tankhoz River was assessed at 12.749 billion soums ($1 million).
In Tashkent, a man hired a hitman to kill his second wife
The suspect promised $10,000 for killing his common-law wife. He specified that the victim should be “strangled.”
In Tashkent, a crime prevention inspector was detained for a $10,000 bribe
A senior inspector of the Uchtepa district demanded money, promising to open a criminal case and hold a man accountable.
In Akhangaran, the author of a video about a PPS officer’s “harassment” was arrested for 7 days
Information about unlawful actions against a 14-year-old girl, circulated on social media, was not confirmed. The author admitted slander and publicly apologized.
In Syrdarya, a man's partner attacked his lawful wife and her children with a knife
After the April 29 attack, the woman and her five-year-old daughter died at the scene; the three-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition.
Khorezm resident sentenced for sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl
According to human rights defenders, nine men who had sexual relations with the minor ultimately avoided punishment.
Former head of Kyrgyzstan’s GKNB Kamchybek Tashiev charged
The court imposed a travel ban on Tashiev; he said he does not admit guilt.
In Surkhandarya, four men beat a young man to death
A group of men arrived in two cars, beat a young man and his father, and then took the victim away from the scene.