7 Afghans were caught with fake passports at the Tashkent airport

Seven Afghan citizens who tried to fly to London with fake British passports were caught at "Tashkent" international airport named after Islam Karimov. This was reported by the Press Service of the Department of Security at Transport and Tourism Facilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs .

It is noted that on August 5 of this year, seven passengers who presented passports of British citizens were removed from the flight on the next Tashkent-London flight NU-201 on August 5 of this year. developed.

During the investigation, the passengers who were stopped from the flight introduced themselves as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

It was found that during their stay in Tajikistan, they illegally obtained fake national passports of British citizens and tried to fly to London via Uzbekistan.

In this case, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Article 228, Parts 2 and 3, Clause "b", as well as Article 223, Part 2, Clauses "b" and "v" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Article 25 (preparation of documents, stamps, seals, forms, forgery, sale or use of them; attempt to illegally leave Uzbekistan abroad by a group of persons with prior collusion).