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In Namangan and Fergana, cases of fraud related to sending citizens to work abroad and sending them to the Umrah pilgrimage have been uncovered

Cases of fraud related to sending citizens to work abroad and on Umrah pilgrimage have been detected in Namangan and Fergana

In the Namangan and Fergana regions, individuals who took money by promising to send citizens to work abroad and on the Umrah pilgrimage have been identified. This was reported by the State Security Service.

A resident of the city of Namangan, born in 2004, promised to send two residents of the Turakurgan district to work in Croatia through his acquaintances, demanding $3,600 in return. During an operational event conducted in cooperation with the SSS and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, he was caught while receiving an advance payment of $1,000.

In the Buvayda district of the Fergana region, a person born in 1969, without having the relevant authority, promised to send two citizens to Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage. He was detained by SSS and Ministry of Internal Affairs officers while receiving $2,200 in return.

In connection with both cases, criminal cases have been initiated under Article 168 of the Criminal Code (fraud), and investigative actions are underway.

Currently, criminal cases have been initiated against these individuals, and investigative actions are being conducted.

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