Citizen who promised \$100,000 loan detained in Andijan

A citizen who claimed he could arrange a \$100,000 loan through personal connections has been detained in the Andijan region. This was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office.

According to the report, actions were carried out against individuals in Khorezm and Andijan regions who illegally promised to provide preferential loans. These individuals have been detained.

Specifically, during an operation in Hazorasp district of Khorezm region, citizen T.J. was caught with material evidence after gaining the trust of citizen O.B. He allegedly accepted 150 million soums in exchange for promising to help secure a preferential loan of 1.5 billion soums through acquaintances working in commercial banks in the region.

Additionally, during an operation in Andijan region, citizen U.O. was detained. He had reportedly promised another citizen, B.M., a loan of \$100,000 for a fee of \$3,000, claiming he could arrange it through contacts at the Andijan City Banking Center. He was caught in possession of \$1,000 in marked money.

Criminal cases have been opened under Articles 168 (fraud), 28, and 211 (bribery) of the Criminal Code in connection with these incidents. Investigations are currently ongoing.

It is worth noting that earlier, individuals attempting to recruit citizens into internal affairs bodies were detained in the Khorezm and Kashkadarya regions.