The operation was carried out jointly by officers of the State Security Service, the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to investigators, a resident of Margilan allegedly conspired with four acquaintances from Fergana to manufacture and sell counterfeit foreign documents.
The suspects were arrested while allegedly attempting to sell a forged Turkish passport and a Turkish driver's license to a customer for UZS 4 million.
During the operation, investigators seized 11 mobile phones and two laptop computers as evidence.
A criminal case has been opened, and the investigation is ongoing.
