The Social Affairs Ministry said it plans to reduce the number of people detained at Phnom Penh’s Prey Speu center, months after a local NGO said detainees had died at the center in 2022.
Police confiscated more than a ton of ketamine and other drugs in one crackdown after 10 days of investigation, arresting 10 people.
Phnom Penh police are investigating a traffic accident that led authorities to find 200 kg of drugs inside a military pickup truck.
Police arrested five Chinese nationals in a raid that hauled nearly a ton of ketamine from three different locations.
A train hit a car in Pursat province with no parties injured; four opposition parties unite to push reforms at the National Assembly, NEC and Interior Ministry.
Army commander Hun Manet said the military will have low tolerance for repeat drug users, a rare acknowledgement of drug use in the armed forces.
Nine Chinese men stood trial on Monday for alleged crossed-border drug trafficking to Australia and New Zealand.
A haul of nearly 2 tons of ketamine and 300 tons of precursors has led prosecutors to pursue money-laundering charges against 11 arrested foreign nationals, a Phnom Penh court spokesperson said.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday the people want the CPP to continue to lead the country. Interior Minister Sar Kheng warned the national bank can be blacklisted if authorities didn’t crackdown on money laundering and drug financing.
More than 12 tons of drugs and precursors were seized from two labs on mango farms in Kampong Speu and a Phnom Penh BKK 1 condominium, leading to the arrests of five individuals, antidrug police said.
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