Officers of the Tashkent Police Department and the State Security Service have prevented a planned robbery at a training center in the capital and detained three suspects, the department’s press service said.
A criminal case has been opened under Article 164, Part 2 of the Criminal Code. The suspects are in custody, and the preliminary investigation is continuing.
According to the press service, a former guard at the center, born in 1995, knew that a large amount of cash was kept at the facility and recruited acquaintances to carry out the crime.
The group planned to enter through the back door wearing masks, put the money in bags and leave in a rented car, the statement said. One member was to cut the power supply, and another was to wear women’s clothing to distract witnesses. The suspects also planned to flee to a neighboring country through Fergana province after the crime.
Officers detained the three suspects before the plan could be carried out. Masks, a hammer, bags, gloves, walkie-talkies, lock-opening tools and duplicate keys were seized from them.
