Underground laboratory producing cookies and marmalade with hashish oil uncovered in Tashkent
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Security Service, the laboratory was operating in a rented apartment in the Chilanzar district. Two individuals have been detained, and a criminal case has been initiated.
Officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Security Service uncovered an underground drug laboratory in Tashkent. According to the agencies, cookies and marmalade containing hashish oil were being produced in an apartment in the Dombrabad neighborhood.
The operation began with the detention of a 24-year-old resident of the capital in the Yashnabad district. As stated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was distributing drugs through stashes for an online store. During the arrest, 74 grams of hashish oil in 58 packages were found on him.
During further investigation, law enforcement identified the alleged supplier and discovered the laboratory in a rented apartment.
According to the agencies, hashish oil, hashish, marijuana, 1.5 kilograms of ready-made cookies, and four packages of marmalade containing narcotic substances were seized there. The Ministry of Internal Affairs estimated the total weight of the seized narcotics at approximately six kilograms.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated against the two detainees under articles concerning the organization of an illegal drug laboratory and actions involving narcotic substances with the intent to distribute in large quantities. The statement does not mention any court decision on the case.
