The Prosecutor General's Office uncovered cases related to the illegal use of fuel and energy resources in two regions, the PGO press service reported.
It was found out that "A.G.A.G." LLC head Sh.A. was directly connected to the electricity network in order to make illegal income, that is, he irrigated his grape garden located in Niyozbotir mahalla of Asaka district. As a result, he stole electricity worth 264.1 million soums.
In the Samarkand region, S.R., the head of the family enterprise "S.I." was directly connected to the gas network for commercial purposes, with the aim of gaining illegal income in the greenhouse located in Kamolot mahalla of Pastdargom district. During the inspection, it was found out that he stole 443.3 million soums worth of natural gas.
On the above facts, a criminal case was initiated against the suspects under Article 169, Part 4, Paragraph "a" of the Criminal Code (a large amount of theft), and a precautionary measure in the form of imprisonment was applied to them.
Earlier, it was reported that consumers who illegally used electricity and gas in Samarkand caused 5 billion soums damage to the system, two greenhouses in Tashkent region illegally used natural gas worth 577 million soums.