News:2026-10-01/Trafficking/customs-find-42-kg-of-hashish-hidden-under-the-trailer-of-a-truck-from-afghanistan-at-the-ayritom-border-post

News record1 October 2026Trafficking

Customs find 42 kg of hashish hidden under the trailer of a truck from Afghanistan at the Ayritom border post

Zamon reported, citing the press secretary of the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, that an empty cargo truck entering Uzbekistan from Afghanistan was searched at the Ayritom border customs post in Surxondaryo at 22:30 on 1 October 2026 after a sniffer dog reacted to it. According to the report, officers found 98 packages hidden under the trailer floor, 79 of them holding 42.335 kg of hashish and 19 holding 10.26 kg of opium, wrapped in layers meant to defeat the post's X-ray scanner. The case was handled jointly with the Border Troops, the State Security Service and internal affairs bodies.

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Date1 Oct 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryUzbekistan

State / provinceSurxondaryo Region

LocalityAyritom

AgencyCustoms Committee of Uzbekistan

Coordinates37.22, 67.28

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-01 Trafficking Customs find 42 kg of hashish hidden under the trailer of a truck from Afghanistan at the Ayritom border post Zamon reported, citing the press secretary of the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, that an empty cargo truck entering Uzbekistan from Afghanistan was searched at the Ayritom border customs post in Surxondaryo at 22:30 on 1 October 2026 after a sniffer dog reacted to it. According to the report, officers found 98 packages hidden under the trailer floor, 79 of them holding 42.335 kg of hashish and 19 holding 10.26 kg of opium, wrapped in layers meant to defeat the post's X-ray scanner. The case was handled jointly with the Border Troops, the State Security Service and internal affairs bodies. https://zamon.uz/uz/2026/10/03/afgonistondan-kelgan-yuk-mashinasi-tekshirildi-525-kg-narkotik-topildi https://s3.zamon.uz/zamon-prod/news pictures/2026/10/03/photo 2026-10-03 17-19-15.large.webp Uzbekistan Surxondaryo Region Ayritom 37° 13' 12.00" N, 67° 16' 48.00" E event site Customs Committee of Uzbekistan