PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian customs have seized 12 luxury vehicles stolen in Canada, including a Hummer and a Cadillac popular with hip-hop music stars, giving an intriguing insight into the world of international car smuggling.
The vehicles, packed in shipping containers containing aluminium and clothes, were seized at the deep-sea port of Sihanoukville at the weekend, officials said. All were 2003 models or later.
"It's the first time we've ever done this sort of thing," said Interpol's deputy director for Phnom Penh, Keo Vanthan, confirming that the vehicles were all registered in Ottawa as being stolen.
After three decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge's four years in power in the 1970s, Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Asia, with a third of its 13 million population living on $1 (52 pence) a day or less.
However, in the last 10 years a small but mega-rich elite of politically connected businessmen and government officials has started to emerge -- along with Cambodia's reputation as one of the region's most corrupt nations.
Despite the capital's grinding poverty, Phnom Penh is awash with four-wheel-drive vehicles, including Hummers and Mercedes or other luxury brand SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles).
Canadian ambassador to Phnom Penh Donica Pottie said the ships carrying the containers had been impounded pending a full investigation into the smuggling, although no arrests had yet been made.
The vehicles, packed in shipping containers containing aluminium and clothes, were seized at the deep-sea port of Sihanoukville at the weekend, officials said. All were 2003 models or later.
"It's the first time we've ever done this sort of thing," said Interpol's deputy director for Phnom Penh, Keo Vanthan, confirming that the vehicles were all registered in Ottawa as being stolen.
After three decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge's four years in power in the 1970s, Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Asia, with a third of its 13 million population living on $1 (52 pence) a day or less.
However, in the last 10 years a small but mega-rich elite of politically connected businessmen and government officials has started to emerge -- along with Cambodia's reputation as one of the region's most corrupt nations.
Despite the capital's grinding poverty, Phnom Penh is awash with four-wheel-drive vehicles, including Hummers and Mercedes or other luxury brand SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles).
Canadian ambassador to Phnom Penh Donica Pottie said the ships carrying the containers had been impounded pending a full investigation into the smuggling, although no arrests had yet been made.
2 comments:
UNTAC, Cosignators of Paris Agreement you handed us to the hand of communist, Thief and Gainster!
Recuse us please reforme the Cambodian Police and Army!
We care litle about the past but present is verry inportant to us, so we may have no future, can you see.
PLEASE GIVE UD FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!
After three decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge's four years in power in the 1970s, Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Asia, with a third of its 13 million population living on $1 (52 pence) a day or less.
However, in the last 10 years a small but mega-rich elite of politically connected businessmen and government officials has started to emerge -- along with Cambodia's reputation as one of the region's most corrupt nations.
Despite the capital's grinding poverty, Phnom Penh is awash with four-wheel-drive vehicles, including Hummers and Mercedes or other luxury brand SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles).
That's why such as Heng Poav could afford to have three wives and many more mouths to feed in Cambodia.
The ordinary khmers could see this kind of irregularity activity day and night in a dark cloud,but some stars or moons in Cambodian govern't could not shine through into this dark cloud a bit and we knew well about it--that is why the poverty in Cambodia will not gone away any soon.
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