A hashish oil-producing clandestine drug laboratory was discovered in Tashkent

Drug lab producing hashish oil exposed in Tashkent

Law enforcement agencies in Tashkent have uncovered a drug production laboratory and confiscated a large batch of prohibited products.

Two citizens were detained on suspicion of involvement in illicit drug trafficking. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan.

According to the ministry, one of the detainees was engaged in hiding drugs in designated locations for an online drug store operating via the Internet. At the time of his arrest in the Yashnabad district, 74 grams of hashish oil packaged in 58 wraps were found on him.

During the investigation, it was established that the suspect regularly received drugs from the second detained individual. Presumably, he was engaged in wholesale supply.

The drug lab was uncovered in a rented apartment in the "Dombraabad" neighborhood of the Chilanzar district. During the search, law enforcement officers confiscated 3.5 kg of hashish oil, another 350 grams of this substance in 361 wraps prepared for distribution, a mixture of hashish and hashish oil, as well as 600 grams of hashish.

In addition, cookies prepared using 1.5 kg of hashish oil, four boxes of marmalade containing this substance, as well as equipment and materials intended for the production of narcotic drugs were found in the apartment.

A criminal case has been initiated regarding this incident under paragraph "a" of part six of Article 273 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan.

This article provides for liability for the illegal manufacture, acquisition, storage, and other actions with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for the purpose of sale, as well as for their illegal sale.

The circumstances of the case are currently being clarified.