Currency schemes in Tashkent: $240 thousand on shins and $8.4 thousand in counterfeits
In the Tashkent region, customs officers thwarted an attempt to illegally smuggle $240,000 in cash out of the country, while in the capital, law enforcement officers detained two men while they were selling counterfeit dollars. At the "Navoi" border customs post in the Tashkent district, two citizens of Kazakhstan were inspected. As it turned out, one of them had taped $160,000 to his shins, while the second had hidden $80,000 in the same manner. [...]
Currency schemes in Tashkent: $240 thousand on shins and $8.4 thousand in counterfeits
In the Tashkent region, customs officers thwarted an attempt to illegally smuggle $240 thousand in cash out of the country, while in the capital, law enforcement officers detained two men while they were selling counterfeit dollars.
At the "Navoi" border customs post in the Tashkent district, two citizens of Kazakhstan were inspected. As established, one of them had taped $160 thousand to his shins, while the second had hidden $80 thousand in the same manner. The men intended to secretly smuggle the money into the neighboring country.
In another episode, this time in Tashkent, a resident of the Kibray district, along with an accomplice from the Yunusabad district, attempted to sell $8.4 thousand in counterfeit bills to an undercover buyer. According to law enforcement officers, the fake banknotes had been brought from Turkey.
The perpetrators expected to receive $3.8 thousand in exchange for the counterfeit money. Both men were detained during the transaction.
Criminal cases have been initiated for both incidents. Investigative actions are currently underway.