Residents of the capital sold counterfeit medications

The law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan reported the detention of two suspects in the production and sale of counterfeit medicines in Dushanbe.

According to a report by “TV Tajikistan,” the detainees Olimkhon Abdurashidzoda and Abdurakhim Jabborov are residents of Dushanbe. According to law enforcement agencies, over the past two years, they produced counterfeit medications and sold them through pharmacy networks in the capital.

According to the investigation, Jabborov printed 100,000 packages and 10,000 counterfeit instructions for the drug “Mildronat” at his printing house and handed them over to Abdurashidzoda. The latter erased the name of the drug “Piracetam” with a chemical agent and replaced it with the name “Mildronat.” The fake medicines were placed in counterfeit packaging and sold as original products manufactured in Latvia.

Law enforcement agencies report that in April and May of this year alone, about 3,000 packages of counterfeit drugs were sold at the price of genuine medicines. During an operation at the suspects’ residence and at several pharmacies in the capital, counterfeit medications were seized.

The General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan initiated a criminal case against them on September 25, 2026, under paragraph “b” of part 3 of Article 210 (addition 1) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan (production and circulation of counterfeit medications on a particularly large scale).

“TV Tajikistan” aired a video report in which the two suspects expressed regret for their actions. However, it is unknown when and under what conditions the filming took place. There is no information on whether they had access to a lawyer. Independent opinions from the suspects, their lawyers, or relatives are currently unavailable to the public. Law enforcement agencies also did not disclose the names of the pharmacies where counterfeit medications were seized and did not clarify whether anyone was harmed by these drugs.

This is not the first case of uncovering the production and sale of counterfeit medicines in Dushanbe. Every year, dozens of types of counterfeit and substandard drugs are identified and seized in the country.

Meanwhile, residents are questioning how around 3,000 packages of counterfeit medicines were sold through the capital’s pharmacies in just two months, while law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Health were unaware of this and could not prevent the sale of counterfeit drugs. According to the law, pharmacies are required to undergo regular inspections by competent authorities, and all medications in pharmacies must undergo quality control and certification.