Cambodia arrests duo for trafficking over 17kg of narcotics


PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia has arrested two local people for possessing and trafficking illicit drugs, seizing over 17kg of narcotics, the country's Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said in a news release on Monday.

A 43-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were apprehended last Friday during raids on two locations in Phnom Penh's Russei Keo district after a thorough probe, the ADP said.

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