Criminal group trading fake diplomas detained in Jizzakh

According to the information service of the Jizzakh Regional DIA, officers from the department for combating organized crime conducted an operative event in the Sharaf-Rashidov district.

A woman was detained who took $500, a passport and a copy of the certificate from one of the citizens in exchange for making a diploma. During the event, this woman, who lives in the Sugdiyona mahalla, said that she would keep $100 of the money received from the citizen, and give $400 and documents to her colleague.

After that, the event was continued, and the college worker was caught red-handed.

The woman handed over the money and documents to her accomplice - the head of the LLC in the city of Jizzakh, who was also detained. It turned out that he was already serving a sentence in the form of corrective labor for a crime committed earlier.

During the preliminary investigation, it was found that two responsible persons of the educational institution and the head of the LLC, in collusion, prepared diplomas for 10 people who did not study at the college.

An investigation is ongoing.