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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A channel for transporting drugs to Uzbekistan has been eliminated in Kyrgyzstan.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan has been conducting a special operation since winter.
A previously convicted native of the Toktogul region, known as “Zhapai” (Wild), was detained for organizing drug trafficking through the Aksy and Ala-Buka regions. He is on the operational register of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a member of an organized criminal drug group.
As part of the operation, law enforcement officers seized 16 kg of hashish.
A criminal case has been opened and an investigation is underway. The detainee was placed in a temporary detention center.