Ark Fortress in BukharaTASHKENT, Feb 3 The Russian Embassy in Uzbekistan is in contact with the blogger from Novosibirsk, Maxim Lymar, who was detained in Bukhara for importing an unmanned aerial vehicle subject to mandatory registration in the republic, spokesman for the embassy Dmitry Danilov told RIA Novosti on Thursday. Earlier, Russian media reported that travel blogger Lymar, returning to Novosibirsk, was detained while passing through border control in Bukhara and placed under house arrest after a drone was found in his belongings. According to Uzbek law, his drone was subject to mandatory registration upon entry into Uzbekistan, for violating these rules, a Russian citizen could face up to three years in prison. , Danilov said, commenting on media reports. He confirmed that at the moment Lymar was placed under house arrest until the procedure for clarifying the weight and size characteristics of the drone he exported was completed. devices (aircraft and other aircraft with an empty curb weight of not more than two tons). Since May 2016, the import and use of drones in Uzbekistan has been determined by special permission from the Cabinet of Ministers. Since November 2019, amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic came into force, providing for liability for illegal import, sale, acquisition, storage and use of drones — up to three years in prison. 
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