During the investigation initiated under criminal cases based on Article 231, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic "Economic smuggling committed by an organized (transnational) group or as part of a criminal community," individuals from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and China were identified. They organized a transnational group for the illegal import of goods into Tajikistan.
Photo by the State Committee for National Security. Smuggling
As a result of operational investigative actions aimed at combating cross-border smuggling, 12 individuals were detained, including a citizen of China, L.C.F., and citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic — I.A.I., T.A.K., T.U.M., A.K.K., O.Sh.K., S.A.K., U.u.M., G.U.T., S.I.A., T.T.A., T.D.E. The total value of the smuggled goods amounted to approximately 29 million soms. All detainees have been placed in the detention facilities of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, and investigative actions are currently ongoing.
It is worth noting that these crimes were committed despite previously conducted preventive measures aimed at preventing smuggling activities carried out by the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic.
