Drug bust in Siem Reap
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea / Khmer Times


Fourteen people, including four French tourists and ten Cambodians, were arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly using drugs in Siem Reap city.

Keo Kimseng, a provincial military police officer, said the French consisted of three men and one woman. None of the suspects’ identities were released.

“They were caught in the act while smoking drugs inside their rented houses in Slor Kram commune,” he said. “After their arrests, we took urine samples and they all tested positive for drugs.”

He said provincial military police confiscated 18 packages of crystal methamphetamine weighing 3.46 grams, one package of dried marijuana weighing 12.34 grams, one package of ecstasy weighing 46.5 grams, a drug scale and other drug related materials.

The 14 suspects have been temporarily detained for further questioning at provincial military police headquarters and have been preliminarily charged with drug use and possession.

chorlton wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:17 am not something I do but seen it done openly in some bars in SR
I think i'll quietly leave next time someone lights up
too easy to get accused as a bystander

hanno wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:19 pm

Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:48 am

chorlton wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:17 am not something I do but seen it done openly in some bars in SR
I think i'll quietly leave next time someone lights up
too easy to get accused as a bystander

Doesn't happen often but I agree with chorlton. A few years ago they raided one of the Happy Pizza places in Siem Reap and everyone inside got arrested, happy or not. I have always been wary of places were people light up, way to easy for the police to target everybody around for a shake-down.

AndyKK wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:24 pm

hanno wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:19 pm

Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:48 am

chorlton wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:17 am not something I do but seen it done openly in some bars in SR
I think i'll quietly leave next time someone lights up
too easy to get accused as a bystander

Doesn't happen often but I agree with chorlton. A few years ago they raided one of the Happy Pizza places in Siem Reap and everyone inside got arrested, happy or not. I have always been wary of places were people light up, way to easy for the police to target everybody around for a shake-down.

I thought people went to eat Pizza, not to engage in joint smoking. Are the "happy pizza's" legal?

hanno wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:19 pm

Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:48 am

chorlton wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:17 am not something I do but seen it done openly in some bars in SR
I think i'll quietly leave next time someone lights up
too easy to get accused as a bystander

Doesn't happen often but I agree with chorlton. A few years ago they raided one of the Happy Pizza places in Siem Reap and everyone inside got arrested, happy or not. I have always been wary of places were people light up, way to easy for the police to target everybody around for a shake-down.