5 people selling drugs via Telegram detained

Five members of a drug-dealing network operating through the Telegram messenger were detained in Ohangaron city, Tashkent region, the State Security Service reported.

The suspects, who had been living in a rented house in the Yangihayot district of Tashkent, were caught transporting 400 grams of synthetic drug “Alpha-PVP,” packaged in 0.3-gram doses, intended for clients in Andijan region.

Based on their testimony, 53 hidden stashes containing similar 0.3 g doses were located and confiscated in Andijan.

The operator of the drug network, born in 2003 and residing in Izboskan district of Andijan, was also detained in Yangihayot. A search of his car revealed 986 grams of hashish and 7 kg of “Alpha-PVP.”

It was established that the group had been selling smuggled drugs across Tashkent city and the regions of Tashkent, Andijan, Fergana, Namangan, Samarkand, and Bukhara.

A criminal case has been launched under Article 25,273 (Part 5) of the Criminal Code. All suspects have been taken into custody, and investigations are ongoing.