Money changers were caught in Khorezm and Samarkand

Persons engaged in illegal exchange of foreign currencies were arrested in the Khorezm and Samarkand regions. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office.

In an operational event held in cooperation with the Department's Payarik and Kushrabot district departments, regional IIB officers, citizen X.B, who was engaged in currency exchange, was caught with physical evidence when he sold 4,000 US dollars to citizen Yu.Q for 50.9 million sums.

Citizen B.U. was caught selling 3100 US dollars to A.A. for 39.5 million sums, and 3292 US dollars, 10 euros, and 62 thousand 410 Russian rubles were taken as physical evidence.

In the Yangibozor district of Khorezm region, citizen D.G. was caught with physical evidence when he sold 3,400 US dollars to O.S. for 43 million sums.

In connection with these cases, criminal cases have been initiated under Article 177 of the Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition or transfer of currency values), and investigations are currently underway.

It should be noted that earlier during an operational action by the State Security Service, persons attempting to circulate fake foreign currencies were caught. When a Honda car driven by a person born in 1978, living in the Chinoz district of Tashkent region, moving on the "Namangan-Tashkent" route, was stopped in the Pop district, it was found that it contained 4,000 counterfeit US dollars.

During the investigation, it was discovered that he bought these counterfeit currencies for 2,200 US dollars from a resident of Yangikurgan district, born in 1971, with a previous conviction.