POLITICS | 22:12 / 19.12.2020
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SSS border guards detain a drug courier
Kurbonzod Sheroz, a Tajik citizen, was detained in the Bekabad district of the Tashkent region by officers of the SSS border guard while illegally crossing the Uzbek-Tajik State border.
During the examination of his 2 bags, officers found 24 packages.
According to the conclusion of the examination, they contained more than 5kg of heroin, 17 kg of opium and almost 2 kg of hashish.
Criminal charges have been filed and, as part of the investigation, two local residents implicated in the crime are wanted.
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