In Samarkand, Jizzakh and Andijan regions, persons who promised to enroll in higher education institutions were caught, the information service of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes reported.

An operative event was held by the PGO department and the Samarkand Regional SSS Department. During it, citizen Sh.Sh. was caught with material evidence when he prepared a document for citizen Sh. that he had completed the 1st year of the university in Kazakhstan, and later received $4,000 for admission to the Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service on the basis of this document.

At a similar event organized by the Jizzakh Regional PGO Department in cooperation with employees of the Regional DIA, citizen F.S., who was previously convicted for fraud and other crimes, earned the trust of citizen Z. and promised help with admission to the Jizzakh State Pedagogical University for $2,000 with the help of his acquaintances, and the fraudster was caught with material evidence while receiving 5 million soums in advance.

At another operative event held in the Andijan region, O.D., a student of Abu Ali Ibn Sina Technical School of Public Health in Pakhtaabad district, was caught with material evidence when he received $700 in exchange for enrolling a child of citizen G. in this technical school with the help of his acquaintances.

In connection with the aforementioned cases, criminal cases have been initiated under Article 168 (fraud) and Article 28, 211 (bribery) of the Criminal Code. Currently, investigative activities are underway.