Cambodia arrests 2 drug criminals, seizing over 28kg of illicit drugs

File photo of Cambodian drug experts destroying drugs during an event to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 19, 2021. - AP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia's Anti-Drug Department police have arrested two men for allegedly trafficking over 28 kilograms of illicit drugs, the National Police reported on Saturday (Aug 21).

The suspects, a 38-year-old Cambodian and a 54-year-old Thai, were caught during a simultaneous raid at two locations in capital Phnom Penh on Wednesday.