XINHUA – Military police in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, have arrested a gang of four foreign drug traffickers, seizing nearly 96 kilogrammes (kg) of illicit drugs, the Phnom Penh Gendarmerie said in a news release yesterday.
The suspects, including three men and one woman, were apprehended during raids on four locations in the capital after a thorough probe for almost a month.
“A total of 95.9kg of drugs in several types were confiscated from the suspects’ possession during the crackdowns,” the news release said.
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 country’s Anti-Drug Department, Cambodia nabbed 19,655 drug-related suspects, including 640 foreigners of 15 nationalities, during the first nine months of 2024, seizing a total of 6.1 tonnes of narcotics.
Most of the seized drugs were ketamine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, heroin, ecstasy, and cocaine.
