Former footballer who opened a drug shop on Telegram has been arrested again.
Despite having been previously convicted for this type of crime, he resumed his illegal activities.
The Operational Search Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, along with its regional divisions, has put an end to the illegal activities of an individual engaged in the sale of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances through bots operating under various names on the Telegram messenger.
It was reported that, despite being convicted two months ago under paragraph "a" of part three of Article 278-8 of the Criminal Code, the person who managed the bots' activities continued their criminal operations.
According to investigation data, this citizen, born in 1999, previously played for a professional football club and currently conducted physical education classes at a children's camp. It was determined that he had re-established the operations of several "narcoshops."
During the inquiry, it was found that funds obtained from the sale of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances through his Telegram bots were converted into crypto assets, and various financial transactions were carried out via his personal crypto exchange account.
According to preliminary estimates, over 550 million soums were transferred to various crypto wallet addresses during the illegal activities.
In connection with this incident, a criminal case has been initiated against this individual under paragraph "a" of part two of Article 278-8 of the Criminal Code. Investigative actions are currently ongoing.
