Over 120 Violations Found in Three Days of Liquefied Gas Raids in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's State Security Service (DXX) reported that more than 120 violations were uncovered during raids on liquefied gas supply carried out on October 19–21. The operations were conducted jointly with staff from the DXX, the Interior Ministry, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and O‘zenergoinspeksiya.

In 39 cases, employees of gas agencies were directly involved. Raids seized more than 3,000 illegally held gas cylinders and 13,636 kilograms of liquefied gas as material evidence. In Jizzax region, 239 cylinders were found in nine cases stored illegally for sale, 152 of them hidden at a home in Zomin district belonging to a relative of a person who had previously held a senior post at the local gas office.

Other seizures included 30 cylinders in Khovos district of Sirdaryo region and three cylinders about to be sold for 2.5 million soums in Urgut district of Samarkand region. In Pastdargom district, 22 cylinders were found. Similar cases were recorded in Karakalpakstan, Khorezm, Namangan and other regions. The DXX said the raids will continue and citizens can report violations by texting the hotline number 1520.