In the Samara region, a police officer from the Interior Ministry was arrested while accepting a bribe.

In the Samarkand region, a senior operational officer from the criminal investigation department of the internal affairs agency was detained while accepting a bribe of $10,000.

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According to law enforcement agencies, he leveraged his official connections and promised to influence the proceedings of two criminal cases. Specifically, he assured the closure of a case initiated under Article 273, Part 3 of the Criminal Code (Illegal production, acquisition, storage, and other actions with narcotic substances, their analogs, or psychotropic substances with the intent to sell, as well as their sale). He also promised to alter the preventive measure from detention to "house arrest" in another case.

The moment of the bribe transfer was recorded, and the suspect was apprehended at the scene.

Currently, a case has been initiated against him under Articles 25, 168 Part 3, Clause "a" (Attempted fraud) and 28, 211 Part 2, Clause "b" of the Criminal Code (Complicity in bribery). Investigative actions are ongoing.