The State Security Service has successfully prevented several attempts of illegal land sales, as reported by the SSB press office. In the Urtachirchik district of the Tashkent region, two brokers were apprehended while receiving $70,000. They had promised to arrange the transfer of 96.6 hectares of pasture land leased for 30 years to an agricultural enterprise in the Akhangaran district.
Further investigations revealed their plans to execute the illicit deal with the involvement of three officials, who were also apprehended. In another incident in the Tashkent district, the head of a company and an employee were caught receiving $50,000 in exchange for the paperwork of 25 out of 50 acres of land for construction purposes.
Additionally, a 41-year-old resident of the Akhangaran district intended to illegally obtain 20 hectares of land leased for 49 years to a livestock farm owned by his mother. He demanded $100,000 for facilitating the acquisition of necessary documents and was arrested upon receiving a $30,000 advance. In the Bukhara region, the head of a fruit-growing farm was detained after receiving a $30,000 advance for the sale of 5.3 hectares of land leased to the farm for 49 years.
Criminal cases have been initiated for all instances under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code, and investigations are ongoing.
