PHNOM PENH, Oct 20 (NNN-AKP) – Military police in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, arrested a gang of four foreign drug traffickers, seizing nearly 96 kg of illicit drugs, the Phnom Penh Gendarmerie said in a news release, today.
The suspects, including three men and a woman, were apprehended on Friday and yesterday, during raids on four locations in the capital, after a thorough probe for almost a month.
“A total of 95.9 kilograms of several types of drugs were confiscated from the suspects’ possession during the crackdowns,” the news release said.
The country has no death sentence for a drug trafficker. Under its law, someone found guilty of trafficking more than 80 grams of illicit drugs could be jailed for life.
According to the country’s Anti-Drug Department, Cambodia nabbed 19,655 drug-related suspects, including 640 foreigners of 15 nationalities, during the first nine months of this year, seizing a total of 6.1 tonnes of narcotics.
Most of the seized drugs were ketamine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, heroin, ecstasy, and cocaine.– NNN-AKP
