Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Cambodia arrests 2 generals for drug trafficking

2011-11-01
Associated Press

Police in Cambodia say they have detained two army generals suspected of trafficking methamphetamine.

National police spokesman Gen. Kirth Chantharith says the two had been under surveillance for months and were detained Monday.

He identified the two on Tuesday as Lay Virak and Khun Rouen. Both are active duty major generals who also hold advisory positions within the defense ministry.


In January, three senior police officers including a head of the country's anti-drug trafficking agency were arrested and charged with drug-related corruption.

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.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

First good step!

Anonymous said...

I am not surprised if the arrested generals belong to Funcipec party and not CPP.

Anonymous said...

Why isnt Hor Nam Hong arrested yet?