Written by DAP NEWS -- Wednesday, 07 October 2009
(Post by CAAI News Media)
Three drugs trafficking ringleaders and four underlings were remanded in Prey Sar prison on Tuesday.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge charged Sok Roeun, 38, also known as Bun Pao, an ex-officer of Ministry of Interior’s Fighting Drug Trafficking (FDT) Department, with the three crimes of illegal import and export drugs and chemical powders, possession of counterfeit currency, and illegal possession of firearms. The crimes carry a possible life sentence.
Sok Uy (aka Chhay), 38, and Lam Sokha (aka Keo Sun), 53, were accused of the illegal import-export of drugs and chemical powders and possession of counterfeit currency, and four other men Chhin Chanborey, 31, Chhek Daravicheth, 28, Say Sin and Heng Sreng, 64, were also implicated in the case, a court official said. Polices said that others involved, such as Chung Samnang (aka Fok), Taing Namhour (aka Hour) and ‘Tong’, remain at large. All of the accused men were arrested by the Ministry of Interior on October 2, one arrested in Stung Treng province and the other six in Phnom Penh. Around 18 kilograms of narcotics, including about 42 pieces of heroin equal to 16 kg and ICE powders of almost 2 kg, were confiscated by local police.
Chaiy Synarith said that it was “98 percent” sure the criminals had produced the counterfeit currency.
“We cooperated with the FBI to destroy all illegal cases of import-export drugs, counterfeiting and weapon trafficking.”
In Cambodia, a kilo of heroin is worth around US$3,000. Abroad, the same kilo is worth US$30,000. ICE powder fetches around US$ 11,000 in Cambodia, but US$50,000 in the international market.
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