Law enforcement officers from the Cybercrime Department in the Fergana region have detained a man suspected of illegal activities involving crypto assets, according to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

During a search of his home in the presence of witnesses, authorities seized one laptop, two mobile phones, and 43 bank plastic cards, which the man allegedly used to conduct illegal crypto asset transactions.

Investigations revealed that the total volume of his operations with the USDT cryptocurrency amounted to the equivalent of $500,000.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 278-8 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (Violation of legislation in the field of crypto asset circulation), and investigative actions are ongoing.

Source: uznews.uz