In particular, officers of the Surkhandarya regional customs administration detained a man who risked his life to smuggle drugs at the Ayritom border checkpoint.

When a citizen of a neighboring state who entered the post on foot, M.A., was examined using a scanning device, it was found that there were foreign objects in his body - capsules.

After that, in one of the medical institutions in Termez, with the help of doctors, 47 pieces of scotch taped objects were removed from the person.

When these packages were examined in the prescribed manner, it was clear that they contained 423, 42 gr. of opium and 17 white tablets.

The case is under investigation.