Cambodia arrests five foreigners, seizes 1.51 tonnes of narcotics


PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested five foreigners for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs, confiscating 1.51 tonnes of narcotics, the country's Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said in a news release on Wednesday (Jan 24).

The all-male suspects in two nationalities were apprehended early Monday during raids on three locations, two in the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk and one in the capital Phnom Penh, after a thorough investigation for several months, the ADP said.

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