Police in Dushanbe have detained a 28-year-old foreign national suspected of drug trafficking and seized 386 grams of methamphetamine, commonly known as “crystal,” according to the Dushanbe Police Department.
The suspect, identified as Shohrouz Shakarbekov, was detained by officers of police station No. 1 in Dushanbe’s Sino district during an operation. Police did not disclose which neighboring country he is a citizen of.
Officers reportedly found 53 plastic packages containing methamphetamine during a search of the suspect. A further 292 grams of the substance was discovered during a search of the apartment he rented on Rahmon Nabiyev Street.
The total amount of methamphetamine seized was 386 grams.
A criminal case has been opened under Article 200 of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code, which covers the illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for the purpose of sale. A preliminary investigation is under way.
According to the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan, law enforcement agencies seized 2,963 kilograms of narcotic drugs in the country during the first half of 2026, a 5% decrease compared with the same period in 2025.
Cannabis-related drugs accounted for more than 1.74 tons of the total, while opium-related substances made up nearly 696 kilograms.
Meanwhile, seizures of psychotropic substances rose sharply to 526 kilograms, 3.3 times the amount recorded in the first half of 2025. The substances included methamphetamine, MDMA, alprazolam and pregabalin.