Frenchman Michael Bernard Fernandez Arrested in Drug Crackdown in Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Frenchman Michael Bernard Fernandez Arrested in Drug Crackdown in Siem Reap, Cambodia

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SIEM REAP 16 May 2017. A 37 year old Frenchman, Michael Bernard Fernandez, was arrested with a small plastic bag allegedly containing 0.71 grams of cannabis according to the Siem Reap Drug Squad. Michael Fernandez was charged with possession and storage of an illegal drug and appeared before the court the same evening. It is not revealed how much he was fined.
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តាមប្រភពព័ត៌មានពីសមត្ថកិច្ច បានឲ្យដឹងថា បានឃាត់ខ្លួនជនសង្ស័យ០១នាក់ ឈ្មោះ Michael Bernard ភេទប្រុស ជនជាតិបារាំង អាយុ៣៧ឆ្នាំ មុខរបរគណនេយ្យ ទីលំនៅ ទីក្រុងប៉ារីស ប្រទេសបារាំង (រក្សាទុក និងប្រើប្រាស់) (គ្មានសារធាតុញៀនក្នុងខ្លួន) ដកហូត: កញ្ឆាក្រៀមចំនួន១កញ្ចប់ទំងន់០,៧១ក្រាម ថ្លឹងទាំងសំបក ទូរស័ព្ទដៃចំនួន០១គ្រឿង លិខិតឆ្លងដែន ចំនួន០១ក្បាល ។
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I for one am happy that this major drug kingpin has been nabbed. He could have swamped half of Cambodia with his evil contraband.
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his phone and bag of weed probably had equal value
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hanno wrote: Thu May 18, 2017 2:33 am I for one am happy that this major drug kingpin has been nabbed. He could have swamped half of Cambodia with his evil contraband.
I pleased to see they included a Samsung phone as evidence. Let's see if the Samsung company have a good excuse for it being linked to a drug case.
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Duncan wrote: Thu May 18, 2017 8:21 am
hanno wrote: Thu May 18, 2017 2:33 am I for one am happy that this major drug kingpin has been nabbed. He could have swamped half of Cambodia with his evil contraband.
I pleased to see they included a Samsung phone as evidence. Let's see if the Samsung company have a good excuse for it being linked to a drug case.
That is another chaebol that will not survive this serious crime.
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keystone koppers at it again .
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Possible that the French guy was caught up in a meth raid. Doesn't say where it happened.
Four on drug charges
18 May 2017
Three Cambodians and one Frenchman have been detained in Siem Reap provincial prison on drug charges.
Anti-drug police arrested Mout Veasna, 19, and Sam Phan, 17, on charges of ice distribution on Tuesday in the first part of a day-long operation.
Sun Reaksmey, 19, was charged with ice possession and distribution.
The operation also netted Frenchman Michael Bernard, 37, for dried marijuana possession and use...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38469/ ... g-charges/
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SinnSisamouth wrote: Thu May 18, 2017 7:59 am his phone and bag of weed probably had equal value
In what world? That shit makes Mexican dirt weed look like gold :stir:
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Seasquatch wrote: Fri May 19, 2017 1:40 am
SinnSisamouth wrote: Thu May 18, 2017 7:59 am his phone and bag of weed probably had equal value
In what world? That shit makes Mexican dirt weed look like gold :stir:
yes but the phone is shit dude!

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