A group providing online gambling services has been detained in Tashkent
The group had been operating in one of the business centers in the Yashnobod district under the guise of providing consulting services in the field of computer technology. Special software, encrypted communications, and digital footprint hiding technologies were used to attract clients.
A group providing online gambling services has been detained in Tashkent
A major operational event was conducted in the city of Tashkent by the MIA Cybercrime Department.
It is reported that during the operational event, the activities of a group providing services for online gambling in one of the business centers in Yashnabod district were halted. This group operated under the guise of providing consulting services in the field of computer technology.
The group had been providing services to attract nearly 60,000 citizens of Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and other countries to online gambling platforms and to create conditions for their participation.
The departments within the building were strictly divided, and operators, supervisors, cashiers, accountant-analysts, and managers carried out their assigned tasks confidentially. Special software, encrypted communications, and technologies to hide digital footprints were used to attract clients.
During the special operation, a large infrastructure was seized from the building as material evidence. In particular, server equipment, computer sets, laptops, mobile phones, bank plastic cards, cash, and other material evidence related to the case were documented and seized.
It was also established that a turnover of 4 million dollars was carried out through this structure over the last 6 months.
Currently, a criminal case has been initiated regarding the situation. Operational inquiries and investigative work have been conducted with 16 individuals. 11 members of the group have been detained in accordance with procedural order.
It is added that individuals directly related to the crime, who provided services remotely, have also been identified. Currently, investigative actions and operational-search measures regarding the situation are ongoing.