In Tashkent, suspects have been arrested for exchanging $1,400 in counterfeit bills through an ATM.

Employees of the Department under the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan detained three individuals suspected of exchanging counterfeit dollars totaling $1400 at an ATM of the "Ipak Yuli" bank branch in the Chilanzar district of the capital.

According to the press service of the agency, the suspects T.T. (previously convicted), N.O., and A.Sh. used 28 fake $50 bills to exchange for Uzbek sums.

A criminal case has been initiated under Article 176 of the Criminal Code (production and sale of counterfeit money), and an investigation is underway.