Drug dealers who set up a lab in an apartment were arrested in Tashkent. Video

**Underground drug lab dismantled in Tashkent, dealers detained**

**Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Podrobno.uz News Agency.**

In Tashkent, in the Yakkasaray and Chilanzar districts, law enforcement agencies stopped the activities of two individuals who were distributing narcotics through dead drops. During searches, more than two kilograms of drugs, as well as equipment for their production and packaging, were seized.

**Operation Details**

The operation took place on August 3. In the Yakkasaray district, law enforcement officers detained a 33-year-old man and his 34-year-old accomplice, who had previously been charged with drug trafficking.

The arrest occurred while the men were distributing hashish through dead drops. A search of their Nexia 3 revealed 20 grams of hashish oil.

Following the arrest, law enforcement officers inspected the rented apartment, which the suspects had converted into a drug lab. A full set of equipment necessary for drug production was found inside, along with another 2 kilograms of hashish oil, marijuana, hashish, digital scales, thousands of Ziploc bags, syringes, doses of drugs ready for distribution, and other items related to illegal activity.

A total of 2.17 kilograms of narcotics, equivalent to approximately 10,700 doses, were seized from illegal circulation. A criminal case has been opened.

It was previously reported that a court fined an Afghan citizen for attempting to import hashish into Uzbekistan. The drug was discovered on him while crossing the border.