Two Chinese nationals nabbed with 70 kilogrammes of drugs in Cambodia


PHNOM PENH, May 18 (dpa): Two Chinese men have been charged after a massive drug bust in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh that netted 70 kilogrammes of narcotics destined for Vietnam.

The 40-year-old and 58-year-old face counts of drug possession and trafficking, according to a Tuesday report by the Khmer Times, which noted the offences carry a potential life sentence.

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