Samarkand authorities have detained fifteen organizers of cockfighting in Taylak district. The detainees charged 25 -30 thousand UZS as entrance fee per attendee and thus illegally collected over 3mn UZS, the amount later seized as material evidence.
On this fact, a protocol was drawn up for 15 owners of roosters following Article 191 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Gambling and other risk-based games), a criminal case was initiated against the citizens who organized the arena under Part 1 of Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Organization and conduct of gambling and other risk-based games).
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