Members of a criminal group involved in the illegal circulation of crypto-assets were detained in the city of Tashkent. This was reported by the press service of the "Cybersecurity Center" DUK.
It is reported that the group members used the Desent platform to use cryptocurrency and attempted to legalize more than 180 billion soums in an illegal manner in cooperation with foreign bookmaking companies.
The suspects were detained during an operational event held in the Yashnabad district. During the investigation, 38 mobile phones and about a thousand plastic cards were seized from them as material evidence.
A case has been initiated based on the relevant article of the Criminal Code regarding the situation, and investigative actions are currently being carried out. The relevant authorities are calling on citizens to be aware of illegal cryptocurrency operations.
