Left: The authority reviewing the proof; Right: The 3 Nigerian men caught with the drug (Photo: Koh Santepheap news)2009-06-19
Associated Press
Cambodian police arrested 23 Nigerian men suspected of drug trafficking as authorities continued to hunt for the ringleader and other suspects, an official said Friday.
Police Maj. Born Sam Ath said the 23 suspects were arrested in separate operations Wednesday after authorities received information from a Cambodian woman about their activities.
Three of the suspects were arrested while traveling on the road in the capital, he said, adding that officers found 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilograms) of heroin hidden in a bag of clothes.
Police interrogated the three suspects and later arrested 20 others, Born Sam Ath said.
Investigators continued to search for the group's leader and others involved, he said. He declined to comment on the identity of the leader and the number of those still on the run.
The suspects were held at a police station and have not been charged officially, the police official said.
Earlier this month, the authorities torched nearly three tons of an herb used to produce "herbal ecstasy" as part of a campaign to wipe out designer drugs.
The bonfire destroyed ephedra, used to make "herbal ecstasy" pills that have been blamed for deaths in the United States and elsewhere, as well as another ton of the chemical thionyl chloride, which is used to make methamphetamine. "Herbal ecstasy" typically refers to a combination of stimulants - often including ephedra.
Southeast Asia has long been a major producer and exporter of heroin, and in recent years it has also become a major source of stimulant-type drugs such as methamphetamine.
Myanmar is a leading exporter of both heroin and methamphetamine, which are smuggled into and through nearby countries. Cambodia has increasingly become a transit route for drug smugglers.
Police Maj. Born Sam Ath said the 23 suspects were arrested in separate operations Wednesday after authorities received information from a Cambodian woman about their activities.
Three of the suspects were arrested while traveling on the road in the capital, he said, adding that officers found 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilograms) of heroin hidden in a bag of clothes.
Police interrogated the three suspects and later arrested 20 others, Born Sam Ath said.
Investigators continued to search for the group's leader and others involved, he said. He declined to comment on the identity of the leader and the number of those still on the run.
The suspects were held at a police station and have not been charged officially, the police official said.
Earlier this month, the authorities torched nearly three tons of an herb used to produce "herbal ecstasy" as part of a campaign to wipe out designer drugs.
The bonfire destroyed ephedra, used to make "herbal ecstasy" pills that have been blamed for deaths in the United States and elsewhere, as well as another ton of the chemical thionyl chloride, which is used to make methamphetamine. "Herbal ecstasy" typically refers to a combination of stimulants - often including ephedra.
Southeast Asia has long been a major producer and exporter of heroin, and in recent years it has also become a major source of stimulant-type drugs such as methamphetamine.
Myanmar is a leading exporter of both heroin and methamphetamine, which are smuggled into and through nearby countries. Cambodia has increasingly become a transit route for drug smugglers.
9 comments:
Ah Hok undy's son is behind the drug traficking! He inhered the killer gainst too!
ring leader may turn out to be ah kwak'son and nephew! and then the police stalls as usual!
The Viet does a great job to belittle of khmer society as we've seen today--drugs, prostitution, and its impunity puppet-regime. Khmer deserve to be distinct one day because of the lacks of nationalism and patriotism. Khmer legacies are barking and boasting. I hope thai take over khmer land instead of the Viet, at least thai preserve our khmer cultures. Damn you khmer race; shame to be one. Sigh...
deport all drug people from cambodia now! drug people should be deported to thailand and vietnam because they're not welcome in cambodia, period.
2:32Am and you are not shame to be a child of a hooker?
May your son born stupid just like you!
These black guys also rape Ah PPU mother last night!
Well, Don't blame me for I am of course the son of a slut, adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, and loose woman Viet...
Let it be known that I have a mission here and that is to destroy KI-Media for the benefit and welfare of the CPP new Viet-khmer people under the leadership of Hun Sen, got that?
PPU
not all nigerians r drug dealers, some r living and working lawfully in cambodia
Plenty of Nigerians are involved in ethical activities in Cambodia ?
Why would someone from Nigeria ( a developing country with big corruption problems ) come to Cambodia ( another devil oping country with big corruption problems ) to run an ethical business ?
It's soon to be 2015. Time to stop being so idiotically naive...
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