Elderly Chinese Man Busted Running Meth Factory in Phnom Penh

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Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): On May 18, 2023, the Phnom Penh Municipal Police sent an elderly Chinese man to the Phnom Penh Municipal Prosecutor's Office for questioning in connection with a case of the manufacture and trafficking of illegal drugs. The accused was arrested in possession of nearly 100 kilograms of chemical drugs and related products, and was taken into custody on May 14, 2023, at a house in Khan Por Senchey in Phnom Penh city
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Phnom Penh police said that the suspect has been identified as a Chinese national, ZHOU GUO CHAO, a 60 year old man. After the arrest, the police confiscated 100 kgs of processed drugs, and also chemicals used for drug manufacture, from the above address:
- methamphetamine ICE weighing 4 kg .684 g.
- acetone weighing 3 kg.
- Ethanol) weighs 40 kg.
- unidentified chemicals weight 53 kg, 428 g.
- 5 small and large scales and some equipment for packaging and processing drugs.
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The suspect is currently being held in detention and questioned at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.
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Does China take their nationals back home if they are sentenced to life in Cambodia?
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truffledog wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 4:52 pm Does China take their nationals back home if they are sentenced to life in Cambodia?
Yes, after they have served their sentences.
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Bad dress sense follows them into old age, I see.
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60 is considered "elderly" ?
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Ong Tay wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 6:31 pm 60 is considered "elderly" ?
Yes,, youngster
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Ong Tay wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 6:31 pm 60 is considered "elderly" ?
Hector Salamanca & Joe Biden disagree too ^^
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John Bingham wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 4:55 pm
truffledog wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 4:52 pm Does China take their nationals back home if they are sentenced to life in Cambodia?
Yes, after they have served their sentences.
So, in this case yes, if he can do 10 years (pardoned) or has money, otherwise he will still go back, if someone else pays.
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