Kyrgyzstani attempts to smuggle 11.7 million rubles and $110,000

13:47, 26 января 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Meerimai ALYBEKOVA

A citizen who smuggled a large sum of money was detained in Batken region. The Department of Internal Affairs of the region reported.

According to it, the 32-year-old man, a resident of Alga village of Kadamdzhai district, tried to transport 11,700 million rubles and $110,000 in his car from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan.

A criminal case was initiated under Article 231 (Economic smuggling) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.