During the raid at the Farkhod border post in Bekabad, a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan, E.B., born in 1989, was detained, trying to smuggle 400 Steppe Tortoises to Tajikistan.

The Department of Ecology of the Tashkent region temporarily housed the turtles in the "Tabiat bag'rida" nursery, located in the Zangiata district. In addition, the documents on this case will be sent to the judicial authorities in the near future for a legal assessment of the situation and taking the necessary measures.

For information: the Steppe Tortoise is listed in the Red Book of Uzbekistan and is a rare endangered species.