Cambodia arrests American man and local helper for trafficking almost 43kg of drugs


PHNOM PENH, March 12 (Xinhua): Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested an American national and his Cambodian accomplice for allegedly trafficking almost 43kg of drug, the National Police reported on Saturday.

The duo, a 33-year-old US man and a 29-year-old Cambodian man, were caught on March 6 at two locations in capital Phnom Penh.

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