Individual detained in Andijan for illegally exchanging crypto assets worth nearly 27 billion sums

A resident of Pakhtaobod District in Andijan Region has been detained for illegally exchanging crypto assets with a total value of 26.061 billion soums. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the information provided, on January 22 of this year, during оператив-search operations conducted jointly by officers of the Namangan Regional Department of Internal Affairs, the Department for Combating Crimes in the Field of Information Technologies, and the Digital Forensics Research Institute of the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies, it was established that a resident of Pakhtaobod District, Andijan Region, had been illegally engaged in crypto asset circulation via the Bitget exchange platform without obtaining the required licensing documents.

During the operational measures, an inspection of the individual’s mobile phone revealed that from September 2025 to December 2, he had illegally carried out crypto asset transactions totaling 26.061 billion soums through 3,025 transfers using accounts on the Bitget exchange platform.

In connection with this incident, a criminal case has been initiated under Article 278-8, Part 3, Clause “a” of the Criminal Code (violation of legislation in the field of crypto asset circulation), and investigative actions are currently underway.

It is worth noting that earlier reports stated that an employee of the Emergency Situations Department was detained in Baliqchi District of Andijan Region for promising to secure employment for others in exchange for a bribe.

Javohir Alikulov