In Tashkent, three men were detained for organizing drug sales via a Telegram bot and anonymously accepting payments in cryptocurrency. According to law enforcement, the criminal group’s total turnover amounted to about $2.3 million. Kursiv.uz reports. reports .
The special operation was carried out in Yunusabad district. The suspects reportedly managed the channel, received and processed orders in that area.
During searches, a laptop and phones, SIM cards and bank cards, as well as a large quantity of drugs were seized. At one suspect’s home, 550 doses of a potent substance ready for sale were found.
Investigators say the group carried out thousands of transactions through foreign crypto wallets in an attempt to conceal the source of income. A criminal case has been opened under several articles of the Criminal Code, including illegal drug trafficking and money laundering.
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