Police seize 22 kg of heroin in Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan 21/01/2009 Police seize 22 kg of heroin in Uzbekistan

Police seize 22 kg of heroin in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Police have seized a total of 22 kg of heroin in southeastern Uzbekistan, a spokesman for the Uzbek Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

The drugs, belonging to a Tajik national, were seized from two residents of the Surkhandarya Region.

"The drugs were smuggled to the territory of Uzbekistan through back roads from neighboring Tajikistan," the source said.

A criminal case was launched, an investigation is underway.

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