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During the operational and investigative activities of the operational group of the Department of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan for the Khatlon region, together with the servicemen of the 9th border outpost "Panjob" of the military unit of the Border Detachment "Hamadoni" of the Border Troops Department of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan for the Khatlon region, in the border area of the village of Sairob of the rural jamoat of Panjob of the Mir Said Ali Hamadoni district, an illegal crossing of the state border by a group of four armed Afghan smugglers was identified and prevented, the Public Relations Center of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan reports.
During an attempt to detain them, members of the transnational drug gang did not obey the order of security officers and border guards to surrender, and put up fierce armed resistance, carrying weapons and ammunition.
During the combat operation, the personnel of the task force and border guards demonstrated high professionalism and combat readiness; the 50-year-old leader of the smuggling group, Mahmadkhoshim Valdi Mirakbar, a native of the village of Navobod, Yangikala district, Takhar province, Afghanistan, was neutralized on the spot. The remaining members of the transnational drug group, pursued by security officials, fled to Afghanistan.
As a result of the inspection of the scene, an especially large quantity of hashish, one Kalashnikov AK-74 assault rifle, three magazines and 87 rounds of 7.62 caliber ammunition were discovered and confiscated.
According to the conclusion of the forensic examination department of the Drug Control Agency in Khatlon region, the substances found are hashish. The total weight of the drugs was 71 kilograms 929 grams.
In connection with this situation, the operational group of the Department of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan for the Khatlon region has opened a criminal case under Articles 200, part 4, paragraph "g", 289, part 3, 335, part 2 and 195, part 2, paragraph "b" of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, and a preliminary investigation is underway.
It should be noted that the state border of Tajikistan is a reliable shield for the region, and security personnel and border guards guard it around the clock.
The State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan is fighting to identify and suppress illegal trafficking of drugs, weapons and ammunition on the border line and guards the state border, which is considered one of the main and key pillars of national statehood, like the apple of its eye. Transnational organized crime groups use the length of the border, the complex and vulnerable geographic location of the border areas with Afghanistan to smuggle drugs. As a result of their criminal activities, hundreds of people suffer from drug addiction and die, and their relatives and friends face misfortune and homelessness.
Along with terrorism and extremism, drug trafficking is considered an extremely serious crime, the consequences of which are catastrophic for humanity.
Criminals should not forget that the borders of sovereign countries are recognized as an important symbol of their statehood. Therefore, the state border of the Republic of Tajikistan is constantly, resolutely and tirelessly guarded. Any violator who tries to cross it will definitely be punished for his actions.
