Land fraud scheme foiled in Andijan Region
Uzbek law enforcement detained a suspect in Andijan Region over an alleged US$39,000 scheme involving the promised allocation of state-owned land.
Andijan Region Land Scheme Disrupted
Uzbekistan's law enforcement agencies have exposed a suspected land fraud operation in the Andijan Region, where individuals allegedly offered to secure state land reserve plots for a fee.
Investigators report that the head of a banking services center in Marhamat District collaborated with a machine operator from the Norin–Karadarya Basin Irrigation Systems Administration.
The suspects are accused of deceiving a citizen, born in 1989, by falsely claiming that paperwork was complete to rezone a 24-sotix plot from the Marhamat District hokimiyat's reserve for individual housing construction.
They purportedly guaranteed to register the land in the citizen's name using their connections within public official circles, demanding US$39,000 for the service.
During a joint operation by the State Security Service, the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, and internal affairs authorities, the machine operator was apprehended while allegedly accepting an advance payment of US$25,000.
The funds were confiscated as evidence.
A criminal case has been initiated, and the investigation continues.