Authorities seize $30,000 in counterfeit currency in Namangan

Law enforcement agencies have detained a man in Namangan for attempting to sell counterfeit foreign currency worth $30,000.

Photo: PGO Department

The joint operation was conducted by the Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office, the State Security Service, and the customs authorities. Officers intercepted a Lacetti car traveling from Tashkent to Namangan, where they discovered 300 fake $100 bills in the possession of a passenger.

Investigators said the suspect had planned to circulate the counterfeit money in Namangan.

A criminal case has been opened under Article 176 of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, which covers the manufacture and sale of counterfeit money, excise stamps, or securities. The investigation is ongoing.