PHNOM PENH: Cambodian police have arrested a gang of Thai nationals for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs, seizing more than 10,000 methamphetamine tablets, the National Police reported on Tuesday (Dec 3).
The suspects, including six men and four women, aged between 25 and 41 years old, were caught red-handed on the night of Nov. 30 during a patrol in Ou Chrov village in Banteay Meanchey province's Poipet city on the border with Thailand.
"A total of 10,748 methamphetamine pills were confiscated from them during the raid," the National Police said on its website, adding that three scales were also seized.
Poipet City police chief Lieutenant Colonel Prum Piseth said the suspects were charged with possessing, trafficking and using illicit drugs.
The country has no death sentence for a drug trafficker. Under its law, someone found guilty of trafficking more than 80 grams of illicit drugs could be jailed for life.
According to the country's Anti-Drug Department, Cambodia detained 23,601 drug-related suspects, including 816 foreigners, during the January-November period of 2024, seizing a total of 13.3 tonnes of illicit drugs.
Most of the confiscated drugs were ketamine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, heroin, ecstasy, and cocaine. - Xinhua
