Customs clearance of mobile phones resumes at Tashkent airport; hundreds of devices returned to passengers
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from Uzbekistan.
Customs clearance of mobile phones has resumed at Tashkent airport. Passengers have begun receiving hundreds of held devices, the Customs Committee said. To assist customs officers with IMEI checks, UzIMEI specialists will be permanently stationed at the airport.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from Uzbekistan, where the story is: Daryo, Gazeta.uz · how we count
- Nov 12, 10:00 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisCustoms clearance of mobile phones resumes at Tashkent airport; hundreds of devices returned to passengersgazeta.uz ↗
- Nov 12, 3:45 PM UTC+6 hUzbekistan resumes mobile phone customs clearance at Tashkent Airport, considers zero import dutiesdaryo.uz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:45 PM UTC · +6 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same resumption of mobile phone customs clearance at Tashkent airport with UzIMEI assisting IMEI checks, and nothing in it contradicts Report 1.
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What moves the score
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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