News:2026-09-25/Trafficking/customs-and-security-officers-find-close-to-95-kg-of-hashish-hidden-among-trees-in-a-field-in-qibray-district

News record25 September 2026Trafficking

Customs and security officers find close to 95 kg of hashish hidden among trees in a field in Qibray district

Gazeta reported on 25 September 2026 that officers of the State Customs Committee's anti-smuggling department, working with the State Security Service, had found close to 95 kilograms of hashish in Qibray district, Tashkent region, citing committee press secretary Husan Tangriyev. According to the report, the hashish was in 109 packages inside four sacks hidden among trees in a field, which officers then kept under surveillance. Eight days later two people who came to collect it were detained, and the person who had ordered it hidden there was then identified and detained. The report gives no date for the find and does not say where the hashish came from.

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Date25 Sep 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryUzbekistan

State / provinceTashkent Region

District / areaQibray District

AgencyState Customs Committee; State Security Service

Coordinates41.39, 69.47

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-09-25 Trafficking Customs and security officers find close to 95 kg of hashish hidden among trees in a field in Qibray district Gazeta reported on 25 September 2026 that officers of the State Customs Committee's anti-smuggling department, working with the State Security Service, had found close to 95 kilograms of hashish in Qibray district, Tashkent region, citing committee press secretary Husan Tangriyev. According to the report, the hashish was in 109 packages inside four sacks hidden among trees in a field, which officers then kept under surveillance. Eight days later two people who came to collect it were detained, and the person who had ordered it hidden there was then identified and detained. The report gives no date for the find and does not say where the hashish came from. https://www.gazeta.uz/oz/2026/09/25/drugs/ https://www.gazeta.uz/media/img/2026/09/huj09btmr6kmaxjkVV717903352678890 207216 og.webp Uzbekistan Tashkent Region Qibray District 41° 23' 24.00" N, 69° 28' 12.00" E State Customs Committee; State Security Service