Cambodia Arrests 2 Alleged Drug Traffickers, Seizing Almost 28 kg of Narcotics
This photo taken on June 28, 2023 shows a batch of seized illicit drugs and ingredients to be destroyed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo by Phearum/Xinhua
- By Xinhua News Agency
- April 29, 2024 9:50 AM
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested a gang of two local men for allegedly trafficking and possessing illicit drugs, seizing nearly 28 kg of narcotics, the country's Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said in a news release on Sunday.
The suspects, aged 28 and 42 years old, were apprehended on Thursday afternoon during a raid at a coffee parlor in Phnom Penh's Daun Penh district after a thorough probe for months.
"A total of 27.9 kg of heroin and ketamine was seized from the suspects' possession during the crackdown," the ADP said.
The Southeast Asian country has no death sentence for a drug trafficker. Under its law, someone found guilty of trafficking more than 80 g of illicit drugs could be jailed for life.
According to the ADP, Cambodia nabbed 5,489 drug-related suspects, including more than 100 foreigners, during the January-March period this year, confiscating a total of 3.65 tons of narcotics.
Most of the seized drugs were ketamine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, heroin, ecstasy, and cocaine.
