Financial security operations in Uzbekistan have led to another significant arrest involving the production and distribution of fake currency. Operatives from the State Security Service successfully detained an individual in the Andijan region who was attempting to sell nearly 300 million soums in counterfeit banknotes at a heavily discounted rate.

Official reports indicate that the 39-year-old resident of the Asaka district, who reportedly has a prior conviction for fraud, set up an illegal printing operation inside his own residence. The suspect offered to sell 297 million soums worth of fake 100,000 and 200,000 denomination banknotes to an undercover buyer for just 148 million soums, representing roughly half of their face value.

The suspect was apprehended red-handed during the sting operation. Subsequent searches of his domestic premises by security personnel revealed a computer setup and a color printer allegedly utilized for manufacturing the fraudulent currency. Authorities also recovered specialized paper sheets featuring printed templates of 50,000 and 100,000 soum notes, alongside specialized cutting equipment.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated against the detained individual and potential accomplices under Part 3 of Article 176 of the Criminal Code, which covers the manufacturing and distribution of counterfeit money. Investigators are currently working to identify further links and co-conspirators. This incident follows a similar recent case in Namangan, where two local residents were arrested for attempting to distribute 51.5 million in fake soums.

Source: podrobno.uz