An organized crime group has been detained in Dushanbe

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reported the detention of an organized criminal group suspected of committing particularly serious crimes.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Dushanbe, the members of the group are involved in a number of serious crimes, including murder, armed robbery, and large-scale theft. According to the investigation, for several years, the criminals carried out nighttime raids on citizens’ homes, using threats, violence, and firearms to steal large sums of money.

The capital’s police reported some details of the special operation on December 10. It was reported that the detainees had a Makarov pistol with a magazine, various knives, masks, gloves, and other items used in the commission of crimes.

According to law enforcement agencies, the leader of the group is 47-year-old Farhod Musoev, a resident of the capital previously convicted for drug trafficking. Among the detainees is also 42-year-old Irshod Azizov from the city of Bokhtar, who has been prosecuted five times for illegal possession of weapons and robbery. The group also included 35-year-old Ayoiddin Rakhmidinzon, previously convicted for hooliganism and theft, as well as 44-year-old Firdavs Kurbonov, who was previously convicted in Russia for causing bodily harm.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Dushanbe reported that 33-year-old Sukhrab Mamatov and 35-year-old Najibullo Isroilov are also members of the group and are currently wanted.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the group’s activities are linked to a number of high-profile criminal cases. In particular, after an attack on the home of 72-year-old Olimjon Yakubov, the suspects beat him and stole 220,000 somoni. A week later, the victim died in the hospital.

Furthermore, as clarified by the capital’s police, in the Vakhsh district, the criminals twice broke into the home of Vali Dodalieva over the course of a year, stealing money, and during the second break-in, they injured the owner. Also, in the city of Gissar, the owner of a house was beaten by criminals, who tied him up and stole a large sum of money. A year ago, the group attacked the home of Makhmadali Khayotov in the city of Vahdat, where the owner was killed with a knife during resistance.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on December 8, 2025, the group made its last attempt to steal on Arbobkhotun Street in the Sino district of the capital. The criminals broke into the home of Mirzoshariq Mirzosharifov, but fled the scene after the owner returned.

The detention of this criminal group occurred against the backdrop of a series of violent crimes recorded recently in various regions of the country, which have caused serious public outcry. In particular, on the night of September 5 to 6 of this year, the country was shocked by the murder of a woman and her three minor children in the village of Daryobod in the Rudaki district.

Last year, the public was also alarmed by a series of murders in the city of Kanibadam. At that time, the authorities stated that the motive for the crimes was robbery. Later, four people were sentenced to life imprisonment for these cases.