In August-September of this year, as a result of multi-stage rapid operations conducted by customs authorities in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, major distributors of the "Deadpool" Telegram drug shop, one of the largest in Central Asia, which has been operating in Uzbekistan since 2017 and had 4 thousand active subscribers, were detained.
In particular, on August 31, 2025, during a rapid operation conducted by rapid response staff of the Andijan Regional Customs Department in cooperation with employees of other law enforcement agencies in the Khojaabad district of Andijan region, a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan was apprehended while receiving 602 grams of the synthetic drug "alfa-PVP", packaged in two bundles wrapped in blue tape, which had been handed over by the warehouse manager, an employee of the drug shop in Kyrgyzstan, based on an order from "Warren Buffett", the curator of the "Deadpool" drug shop, at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border from the territory of Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan.
During the investigation, this individual revealed that he had been an employee of the drug shop since 2023, and had distributed an average of 20 kg or 100 thousand doses per year, totaling 50 kg or 250 thousand doses of synthetic drugs over the last 3 years.
Furthermore, on September 10, 2025, during a "controlled delivery" rapid-search operation conducted in the Zangiota district by rapid response staff of the Tashkent Regional Customs Department in cooperation with employees of another law enforcement agency, two citizens were apprehended while receiving 20 packages wrapped in black tape, totaling 492.2 grams of the synthetic drug "clephedrone", which had been secretly hidden inside a battery and sent by the warehouse manager, an employee of the drug shop in Russia, based on an order from "Warren Buffett", the curator of the "Deadpool" drug shop. The package had previously been identified at the "Navoiy" border customs post located in Tashkent region.
During the investigative process, these two individuals revealed that they had been employees of the drug shop for the past 6 months, each distributing on average 0.5 kg or 2.5 thousand doses per month, totaling 2.5 kg or 12.5 thousand doses of synthetic drugs over 6 months.
Each of the aforementioned major distributors had at least 10 "kladshchiki" (depositors), i.e., small-scale distributors, who had selected recreation parks and areas around educational institutions in the Yashnabad, Mirzo Ulugbek, Bektemir districts of Tashkent city and the Chirchik and Yukori Chirchik districts of Tashkent region as distribution and drop-off points.
Currently, a criminal case has been initiated by the customs authorities regarding the situation.
