Individuals who prepared fake 100,000-soum banknotes and sold them at half price detained in Tashkent region
A citizen was arrested for selling counterfeit money worth 1,500,000 soums for 400,000 soums during an operative event conducted by the Angren city DIA employees.
According to the information service of the Tashkent regional DIA, during the rapid investigation of the case, 4 more persons (29-47 years old) involved in the case were arrested in procedural order.

Counterfeit 100,000-soum banknotes and a color printer were seized from them as material evidence.
It was found that these persons had previously printed counterfeit banknotes worth 5,000,000 soums.

Currently, a criminal case has been instituted under Article 176-2 of the Criminal Code, and investigations are underway.
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