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More than 3 kilograms of drugs seized from Uzbekistani in Batken

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) detained a citizen of Uzbekistan in Batken region. More than 3 kilograms of drugs were confiscated from him. Press center of the state committee reported.

A criminal case was initiated under the article «Illegal manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogues for the purpose of sale» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

«The citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan was detained in Markaz village, Kadamdzhai district. At least 3,000 grams of hashish and 100 grams of opium were found and confiscated from him during a personal search. Investigation is ongoing,» the SCNS reported.

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