In the Shakhrisabz district, two citizens tried to buy a car worth $13,400 for counterfeit dollars, the press service of the PGO Department for Combating Economic Crimes reports.

It turned out that citizens A.Zh. and R.M. agreed among themselves to buy a Cobalt car, which belonged to M., for counterfeit banknotes. As a result, the buyers handed over the car owner 134 counterfeit $100 bills for his car.

On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Articles 176 (manufacture of counterfeit money, excise stamps or securities, their transfer) and 168 (fraud) of the Criminal Code. An investigation is underway.