Suspect who defrauded people of 3.6 billion soums in Uzbekistan detained in Türkiye

An Uzbek national who obtained more than 3.6 billion soums through fraud has been detained in Türkiye, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It was reported that as part of the large-scale preventive operation titled “Safe and Healthy Country,” the Operational Search Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the country’s Consulate General in Istanbul, carried out search and operational measures. As a result, a citizen accused of committing a crime under Article 168, Part 4 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan was detained on the territory of the Republic of Türkiye.

The suspect, born in 1980, promised more than ten individuals to procure cargo vehicles for them and, through fraudulent means, unlawfully obtained a total of over 3.607 billion soums.

The individual had been wanted by the Yunusobod District Department of Internal Affairs since 2023. It was established that he had been hiding in Istanbul, Türkiye. During the operational measures, he was detained and subsequently returned to Uzbekistan.

Earlier, it was reported that another individual nicknamed “Gryaz,” who was wanted by Uzbekistan, had also been detained in Türkiye.