In Jizzakh, a person who illegally mined 9.8 tons of minerals was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison
A resident of Gallaorol district, born in 2001, kept illegally mined minerals from the Morguzar mountain range in his home. The court found him guilty.
Man sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for illegally extracting 9.8 tons of minerals in Jizzakh
A 25-year-old man who illegally extracted 9.8 tons of minerals in the Gallaorol district of the Jizzakh region was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment.
It was reported that a citizen born in 2001, residing in the Gʻubdun rural citizens' assembly of the Gallaorol district, extracted 9,840 kilograms of minerals without authorization from the Morguzar mountain range located in the Uzunbuloq rural citizens' assembly area in April 2026.
He had been storing the extracted minerals at his residence. The case was heard in an open court session of the Gallaorol District Court. The court examined the testimony of the defendant and witnesses, as well as the evidence collected in the criminal case.
According to the court decision, the citizen was found guilty of committing a crime under Article 196-1, Part 3, Clause "a" of the Criminal Code. Applying Article 57 of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment. It was established that the convict would serve the sentence in a general regime colony. He was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
According to the inspection data, cases related to the illegal extraction and theft of minerals were recorded in the area of the Marjonbuloq gold processing plant in the Gallaorol district during the first nine months of 2026. Some citizens were held accountable. Currently, preventive measures aimed at preventing such offenses are being conducted by the regional and district internal affairs authorities.
On July 7, four citizens went to the mountain area of Quvray village in the "Angidon" neighborhood to mine gold. Three of them fell into an illegally dug pit. One of them was pulled out by local residents, and the other two by rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations.