# Tashkent Airport Seizes Smartphones

- Place: Tashkent, Uzbekistan (41.2995, 69.2401)
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:19:35.065Z · expires 2026-11-19T01:19:35.065Z
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Tashkent airport has temporarily seized new smartphones brought into Uzbekistan, per AsiaPlus.news.

The move follows restrictions on electronic imports aimed at curbing unauthorized technology transfers, AsiaPlus.news reports.

Meanwhile, the city hosts the Congress of the International SAMBO Federation 2026, as noted by sambo.sport.

The event brings together athletes from across Central Asia to compete in the traditional combat sport.

## Sources

- [Congress of the International SAMBO Federation 2026 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan)](https://www.sambo.sport/en/media/photo/kongress-mezhdunarodnoy-federatsii-sambo-2026-v-tashkente-uzbekistan/) · sambo.sport · 2026-11-11
- [Tashkent airport temporarily seizes new smartphones brought into Uzbekistan](https://asiaplus.news/en/2026/11/11/tashkent-airport-begins-confiscating-new-smartphones-upon-entry-into-the-country/) · asiaplus.news · 2026-11-11