Wednesday, 2 March 2011

The Phnom Penh Post News in Brief


via CAAI

Drug traffickers charged in Stung Treng

Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:01 Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

Two men were charged with drug trafficking yesterday in Stung Treng, according to Major Duong Vichet, deputy chief of the Stung Treng Military Police. Sovann Savath, 45, and Bun Rasmey, 17, were arrested on Monday in the Sam Ang village of Sam Ang commune in Thala Barivat district. Police arrested them while they were driving a motorbike carrying more than 30,000 metham-phetamine pills from the Cambodian-Lao border to Stung Treng province.

Man charged in rape of underage girl

Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:01 Sen David

An 18-year-old man was charged with raping a 3-year-old girl in Takeo’s Bati district on Monday, according to Soun Pun, deputy provincial police chief. He said the suspect, Loch Rathany, broke down in tears and admitted to committing the rape to police, which occurred while the victim’s grandmother went to a market to buy food on February 22. Ung Tha Nann, Adhoc’s provincial coordinator, said that his organisation will investigate the case independently.

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