In Uzbekistan, individuals have been apprehended for smuggling gasoline from Kazakhstan via a concealed pipeline.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in collusion with individuals from a neighboring country, were transferring AI-92 gasoline through an underground pipeline.
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According to reports, 39-year-old M.M. and 28-year-old H.H., residents of the Kibray district in the Tashkent region, along with a citizen of Kazakhstan, A.K., organized the illegal transportation of fuel. They laid a hose approximately 300 meters long through an underground pipeline connecting the territory of the Saryagash district in the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan with the Kibray district in the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding this incident, and investigative measures are underway.
"Law enforcement agencies of the neighboring country have been notified about the actions taken against the citizen of Kazakhstan, A.K.," the statement reads.