Drug traffickers with hashish arrested in Osh city

Officers of the State Service on Drug Control detained two drug dealers with hashish in Osh city. Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.

A package with a drug of Afghan origin (1,036 grams) was found and seized from the detainees, one of whom is a citizen of Uzbekistan.

A criminal case has been initiated under the article «Illegal production of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogues in especially large amounts.»

The detainees were placed in the temporary detention center of the Department of Internal Affairs of Osh. Investigative measures are being taken to identify other persons involved in the crime.