Two Uzbek Truck Drivers Arrested in New Jersey Amid Commercial License Investigation
Aug 23, 2026·Location: NJ
Country of origin: Uzbekistan

ICE officers arrested Zokhid Zakhidov, 37, in Woodbridge and Khayrullo Payzullaev, 30, in Hamilton, New Jersey, on August 23 as part of a Department of Homeland Security effort targeting fraudulent commercial driver's license practices. Both men are Uzbek citizens; Zakhidov had a New York commercial learner permit and a prior DWI conviction along with pending assault and harassment charges, while Payzullaev held a non-domiciled Pennsylvania commercial driver's license and had been ordered detained by an immigration judge in Philadelphia. ICE also reported that Cranbury Police had previously arrested Zakhidov as a fugitive from justice in April 2026. Both men remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
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