Uzbekistan's Interior Ministry said on August 4 that its officers detained 30 individuals, including 12 foreigners, in Tashkent on suspicion of organizing illegal online gambling operations. According to the ministry, investigators confiscated 12 payment cards, 34 telephone SIM cards, 37 laptops, $1,400 cash, an Internet router, and seven mobile phones from the suspects. The ministry added that the suspects rented an apartment in the Uzbek capital, where only in the last three months they allegedly illegally generated $900,000. If convicted, the suspects face up to seven years in prison. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here.
30 Suspected Organizers Of Illegal Online Gambling Detained In Tashkent
Uzbekistan's Interior Ministry said in the last three months the suspects allegedly illegally generated $900,000.