DUSHANBE, 12.04.2022 (NIAT Khovar) – Today, as a result of operational-search activities, employees of the Department of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan for the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) detained the accused, a resident of Khorog Khurshedsho Sultonshoev, who earlier in 2010 was sentenced to 9 years in prison under the Article 200 of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan for drug trafficking. This was reported by the Public Relations Center of the Department of the SCNS for GBAO.

“On April 12, as a result of operational-search activities, employees of the Department of the SCNS for GBAO detained the accused Sultonshoev Khurshedsho Mamadasankhonovich, born in 1984, a resident of Khorog, Khorogi bolo settlement, M. Ijubov street, ” the statement read.

It is reported that during the detention operation, 1 unit of a combat grenade RGD-5, a certain amount of narcotic drugs and ecstasy tablets were found and seized from the accused Sultonshoev.

On November 9, 2021, the Prosecutor’s Office for GBAO initiated criminal case No. 61178 against the accused under Article 237 part 3 (hooliganism in a group), 328 part 1 (use of violence against a representative of authority), 330 part 1 (insulting a representative of authority) and the above-mentioned was put on the official wanted list.

On November 4, 2020, Sultonshoev along with three defendants officially put on the wanted list — Shabonov Jamshed Shokirdjonovich, Zikilobekov Sino Faizalibekovich, and Aknazarov Aknazar Alinazarovich, in a Toyota with license number 0005AA04, drove up to a permanent traffic police post in the village of Bidur, Shugnon district and insulted the police officers who were on duty, after which they fled the scene.

Along with this, on April 6, 2020, officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated criminal case No. 38555 under Article 200 part 3 of the Criminal Code for involvement in the illegal circulation of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances for the purpose of sale.

Earlier, Sultonshoev was officially summoned several times to appear before the investigator of the GBAO Prosecutor’s Office, but he deliberately avoided appearing and testifying.

Investigative measures are being continued in relation to Sultonshoev.