Approximately 10-11 years ago, three citizens of Uzbekistan were sentenced to death by hanging in Kuala Lumpur for drug trafficking. They were unaware that narcotics belonging to unknown individuals were hidden in their luggage. Former State Security Service officer Uktam Suvonov shared this story in an interview with the Xavfsizlik YouTube channel.

According to him, around 2015, he received information that three Uzbeks had been sentenced to death in Kuala Lumpur for transporting a large quantity of drugs. To investigate the circumstances of the crime under interstate agreements, he flew to Kuala Lumpur.

Suvonov visited a women's prison in Malaysia to meet the convicts. One of the women, a 56-year-old resident of a region, burst into tears upon seeing a compatriot and said he might be the last fellow countryman she would see before her death. She explained that she had been invited to Malaysia by her daughter, who had married a foreigner. Her daughter bought the tickets and suggested she bring someone along. She decided to bring her 54-year-old neighbor, who had been caring for a sick child for over 20 years, and a male acquaintance.

The two women and the man traveled to Malaysia as tourists. Before departure at Tashkent airport, an unknown young man approached them and handed them three empty suitcases, asking them to pack their belongings inside. In Kuala Lumpur, no one met them. The Uzbeks, carrying the suitcases and not leaving the airport, attracted the attention of law enforcement. Upon inspection, each suitcase was found to contain 4 kg of synthetic drugs (methamphetamine) in pill form. The detainees could not explain who gave them the drugs and assumed full responsibility. Under Malaysian law, such a crime is punishable by death.

The former SSB officer tried to determine who organized the trip and who handed over the suitcases with drugs, but was unable to do so. The fate of the three Uzbeks remains unknown.

Source: kun.uz