According to available information, the criminal group included citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. As a result of the operation, seven individuals were detained, and one participant has been placed on an international wanted list.
The investigation suggests that the detainees were involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs originating from Afghanistan on a large scale, organizing the transportation of goods through the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
During searches of the homes and vehicles of the suspects, as well as in hiding places, 136 kilograms and 855 grams of drugs were found and seized, including over 20 kilograms of opium and more than 116 kilograms of hashish.
In addition, operatives seized significant amounts of money in dollars, soms, Uzbek soms, and rubles. Six vehicles were transferred to the state.
Currently, the investigation is conducting several criminal cases based on articles 262 ("Creation of a criminal community or participation in it"), 282 ("Illegal production of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their analogs for the purpose of sale"), 285 ("Smuggling of items subject to special rules for movement across the customs border of the Kyrgyz Republic"), and 378 ("Illegal crossing of the state border of the Kyrgyz Republic") of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
