More than 3.5 tons of smuggled apples detained in Batken

15:28, 30 ноября 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Yuri KOPYTIN

A cargo of smuggled apples was detained at Kadamdzhai mobile post in Pulgon village, Kadamdzhai district, Batken region. Press service of the State Customs Service reported.

«During the customs inspection of a Hyundai Porter truck driven by a citizen of Uzbekistan, 136 boxes of apples, 26 kilograms each, were found. The total weight is 3,536 kilograms,» the statement says.

According to the expert opinion, the average market value of the detained cargo was 176,800 soms. The vehicle and the goods were placed in the temporary storage warehouse of Kaiyrma Duma LLC.