Four criminal groups involved in the illegal acquisition and exchange of crypto assets have been busted in the Samarkand region, the press service of the Department for Combating Cybercrime under the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

During operational activities conducted by officers of the regional police department and the Cybercrime Combat Department, two citizens were detained for illegal crypto trading in a rented apartment. They used special software and additional equipment to acquire, transfer, and exchange crypto assets worth a total of 6 billion 994 million soums.

In another operation, a resident of Samarkand was detained for illegal activities conducted through his mobile devices. He carried out a total of 14,725 transactions via various platforms. He also illegally acquired, transferred, and exchanged crypto assets worth 174 billion 554 million soums.

A similar case was uncovered in Kattakurgan, where two citizens had been engaged in illegal activities since January of this year. Over that period, they illegally acquired and transferred crypto assets worth 64 billion 368 million soums.

In Ishtikhan district, two individuals were also detained for illegally acquiring, transferring, and exchanging crypto assets worth 5 billion 78 million soums since April. During the operations, 5 laptops, 45 mobile phones, and 186 bank cards belonging to other individuals were seized and documented.

In total, seven people have been detained, who, according to the investigation, carried out illegal crypto asset operations worth a total of 250 billion 995 million soums. Criminal cases have been initiated under the relevant parts of Article 278-8 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan (Violation of legislation in the sphere of crypto asset circulation), and investigative actions are underway.

Source: uznews.uz