Smuggled cargo detained in Batken region of Kyrgyzstan

A Kyrgyzstani was detained in Batken region, who was trying to smuggle cargo across the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border. The State Border Service reported.

The 31-year-old man was detained in Chunkur area of Kadamdzhai district of Batken region of Kyrgyzstan in a Hyundai Porter car. He tried to illegally export more than 6,700 light bulbs to Uzbekistan outside a checkpoint.

The detainee and the cargo were handed over to the employees of the territorial customs unit for further proceedings.