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Uzbekistan 27/04/2011 Uzbekistan seizes 91 kg of heroin
Uzbekistan seizes 91 kg of heroin
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Officers of Uzbekistan National Security Service seized 91 kg of heroin bound for Russia in Samarkand city. This is the largest haul of the drug in 2011.

NSS officers stopped automobile of KIA brand, which was carrying 10 bags of onions. During inspection of bags, they found bags with 91 kg of heroin.

A man and his son, who tried to ship the drugs from Tajikistan to Russia, and also a woman from Samarkand, who the authorities say was a key accomplice, were arrested.

The criminal case has been opened and the investigation is underway.

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