State Security Service Finds 249 Gas Cylinders
The State Security Service (SGB) found 249 gas cylinders. A cylinder is a container that holds gas. This happened in Uzbekistan on 9 November 2026. The gas was meant for households, or homes. It was kept to sell later.
The SGB carried out checks. Since 20 October, 370 cases were found across the country. These cases were about illegal storage of gas. Checks found 9,455 cylinders. The cylinders held 102,158 kilograms of gas, more than 102 tons.
Some workers in the gas system broke the rules.
In Karakalpakstan, one worker kept 104 cylinders without the right papers.
In Surkhandarya Region, a driver kept 25 cylinders at home.
In Namangan, a person born in 1986 kept 20 cylinders at home to sell later.
People can call the SGB on the short phone number 1520. They can report gas that is sold or kept illegally. The SGB says reports will stay private.
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