Suspects of gold jewelry smuggling detained at Osh airport

14:22, 16 апреля 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA

Four citizens of Uzbekistan, who are suspected of smuggling, were detained at Osh airport. Press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reported.

According to it, the detainees planned to fly to Istanbul. They found handcrafted gold chains weighing 0.5 grams each.

Quantitative restrictions have been imposed on the export of waste and scrap of ferrous and non-ferrous metals included in the corresponding list of goods. An investigation is underway, following which a legal assessment will be given.