As a result of an operational event conducted by the Department of the Prosecutor General's Office in the Samarkand region in order to curb the turnover of counterfeit alcoholic beverages, it was revealed that the head of "Q.I." LLC, I.R., and others in a retail store owned by the company, stored 27,339 units of 122 alcoholic products with a total value of 1.5 billion soums. without the relevant documents confirming their receipt and quality.
The specified products were seized as physical evidence.
A criminal case has been opened on this fact under articles 176 (manufacture or sale of counterfeit money, excise stamps or securities) and 25, 186-1 (illegal trafficking or production of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and tobacco products) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Investigative actions are underway.
