PHNOM PENH (XINHUA) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police arrested a gang of four foreigners for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs, confiscating 58.4 kilogrammes (kg) of narcotics, the country’s Anti-Drug Department said in a news release on Friday.
The all-male suspects were apprehended on Tuesday during raids on two locations in the national capital Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district after a probe for several months.
“Some 28.3kg of crystal methamphetamine, 26.4kg of ecstasy, 2.9kg of nimetazepam, and 0.83kg of ketamine were seized in the suspects’ possession during the raids,” the department said.
About 336kg of drug ingredients were also seized, it added.
The Southeast Asian country has no death sentence for a drug trafficker. Under its law, someone found guilty of trafficking more than 80 grammes of illicit drugs could be jailed for life.
According to the department, the kingdom reported crackdowns on 7,405 drug-related cases during the first 11 months of 2023, arresting 18,350 people, including 458 foreigners of 16 nationalities.
