Uzbek national detained in Kyrgyzstan for selling counterfeit money

Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security has dismantled the activities of a transnational group engaged in the production and sale of counterfeit money. This was reported by the agency’s press service.

According to reports, the group had been operating across the territories of several countries, organizing the production of high-quality counterfeit banknotes and distributing them through an extensive network.

During a special operation and a controlled purchase, citizens of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan were detained. A large amount of counterfeit foreign currency and other material evidence was seized from them.

A criminal case has been opened under Article 233 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The detainees have been placed in the detention facility of the State Committee for National Security.

According to the report, investigative and оперативно-search measures are currently continuing to identify all participants in the criminal scheme and the distribution channels.

It is worth noting that earlier, individuals involved in the sale of counterfeit money were detained in Tashkent city and Namangan region. It was established that they had been storing fake currency worth a total of $30,000.