Fraudsters were arrested 

A person who committed several frauds in Uzbekistan before going abroad illegally and continuing his criminal activities there, was extradited to Uzbekistan.  This was reported by the National Central Bureau of Interpol in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

It is noted that an internationally wanted criminal accused of fraud was handed over to Uzbekistan thanks to the joint efforts of the Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) operating in Tashkent and Riga, the capital of Latvia. 

It was found that the criminal had introduced himself as an employee of the US embassy in Tashkent to those who wanted to leave Uzbekistan for the United States of America. He also offered his services in formalizing their documents and obtaining permission to go abroad.  He received certain funds for these services.  As a result, many people were scammed. 

After leaving Uzbekistan, he changed his personal information and continued his criminal activity using a fake passport from a foreign country.  He introduced himself as an employee of the embassy, provided all services, and fraudulently embezzled the victims' funds. 

However, despite the long process of identifying the wanted person, his foreign passport was found to be fake, and his personal information was found to be invalid.  As a result of the joint efforts of Interpol officers of Tashkent and Riga, the identity of offender was discovered and he was arrested. 

After the request of the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan for extradition was satisfied, the criminal was brought to Uzbekistan for justice with the cooperation of the Interpol NCB staff.