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During operational investigative activities, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan established that a 33-year-old resident of the Vakhsh district, against whom a criminal case is being conducted under Part 2 of Article 247 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, on January 8, 2026, purchased an iPhone 13 mobile phone worth 1,900 somoni from a 30-year-old resident of the Vakhsh district and paid for it with two 100-dollar bills.
According to a document from the regional branch of the National Bank of Tajikistan in the city of Bokhtar, the banknotes in question turned out to be counterfeit, resulting in serious financial losses for the victim. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan.
A criminal case has been opened against the suspect under Part 1 of Article 281 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. An investigation is ongoing.
