In the Yashnabad district of Tashkent, employees of the Department for Combating Cybercrime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stopped the operation of an underground online gambling network. According to law enforcement agencies, the organizers disguised their activities as providing consulting services in the field of computer technology and used several internet platforms.
About 60,000 users from Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and other countries were involved in the group's work. Participants had distributed responsibilities: operators, supervisors, cashiers, analysts, reporting specialists, and managers worked in the structure. Encrypted communication channels, specialized software, and tools for deleting digital traces were used to conceal activities.
During the operation, law enforcement officers seized servers, computers, laptops, smartphones, bank cards, SIM cards, cash, and other materials. Analysis of the equipment's contents revealed information about monetary transactions totaling approximately $4 million conducted over the past six months.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the activity under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan. 11 main members of the group have been detained. The investigation also identified individuals who remotely provided various services to the organization.