Two Tashkent men were arrested red-handedly while trying to sell a US$ 1 million banknote, the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office said.
The operation established that citizens F.N. and I.P., through a preliminary conspiracy, tried to sell another citizen U. a bill, issued in 1988 and not having any value, for 40 thousand dollars.
Criminal case was opened on this fact under fraud charge of the Criminal Code, an investigation is underway.