Ouch, this is gonna Hurt (Huge 1.5 Tonnes of Cannabis Bust)

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Uh oh. Sounds like the 1.5/2 tonnes of marijuana is owned by a New Zealander.

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The person behind the illegal production and owner of ton of dried cannabis which is worth about 7 million dollar is a New Zealander

Phnom Penh: According to Koh Santepheap Daily News, Anti-Drug Police of ministry of interior, on 25 August 2015 organized a press conference about the result of the repression of massive drug crime in Phnom Penh City which led to the arrest of three suspects.

The three suspects who had been arrested during the raid:
1. Vet Sung, male, 48 years old.
2. Chhun Peakdey, male, 33 years old.
3. Som Dara, male, 36 years old.

This press conference had been held by General Khiev Samorn, the director of Anti-Drug department of ministry of interior and Mr. Seang Sok, the prosecutor of municipal court of Phnom Penh.

On 21/August/2015 around 8:30 am, the anti-drug police from anti-drug department of ministry of interior with the facilitation from Mr. Seang Sok, the prosecutor of municipal court of Phnom Penh, had raid in four different places where believed to have been trafficking, transporting and storing illegal drugs that believed to have been transported from abroad and some productions equipment for producing drug located in Phnom Penh.

In the press conference, Police confirmed that during the raid in the first target place, police managed to arrest 2 people locate in Chea Sophara Blvd, Toul Sengke commune, Russey Keo district. The first suspect name Vet Sung, he is the one who is responsible to transport the dried cannabis by hiding in the coffee bags from Pakse province, Laos to Cambodia via Trapeang Kreal border, Steng Treng Province. In addition, Vet Sung is also responsible for transporting production equipment from Thailand to Cambodia via Poi Pet border, Banteaymeanchey province. The equipment then was placed in a warehouse in Phnom Penh for producing and packing drug. The second suspect name Soun Peakdey, he is the brother in law of Vet Sung. He is the one who is responsible to install the production and equipment and operate the production of cannabis oil. During the raid, police managed to confiscate 4 big sacks of dried marijuana equated 100 kg which already packed into small package.

The second target place, after two suspects arrested, police went to check in warehouse for storing dried marijuana located in Borey Monkol, Phnom Penh, house number G21, street 2, Toul Kok village, Toul Sengke commune, Russey Keo district. Police found and confiscated 57 big sacks of dried marijuana equated 1387 kg which already packed and 1.5 kg of cannabis oil.

The third target place, on the same day around 10:00 pm, police raided into a house with no number located along a dirt street, steng meanchey village, steng meanchey commune, meanchey district. Police arrested a suspect who believed to be a very important figure based in Cambodia involving in this crime name Som Dara. He is the one who received more money and benefit from the foreigner owner. He is the one who is in charge in whole operation in Cambodia from transporting and storing. He is the one who speak fluently English and used to travel with a New Zealander [who is believed to be the owner of all these drugs and the one who is in charge the operations in abroad] to Pakse province.

The forth target place, in the morning on 22/ August/ 2015 anti-drug and police continued to check in another warehouse. As a result, police found a lot of machines and equipment for producing and packing the finished products.
In conclusion, the anti- drug police managed to arrest 32 suspects who involved in this massive crime and a Cambodian boss who is in charge in all the operation in Cambodia. Police confiscated 1487 kg of dried cannabis which is worth about 7 million USD and 1.5 kg of cannabis oil which is worth about 100k USD and some other equipment.

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Engrish:
Spoiler:
Drugs worth more than $ 7 million mastermind stole marijuana from drug manufacturers in the country, New Zealand
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015 13:15 pm

Phnom Penh: A police anti-drug department of the Ministry of Interior in the early hours of August 25, 2015 held a press conference on the results of the drug crackdown the new large-scale features in the center of Phnom Penh arrested 3 suspects after the crackdown on cross-border drug trafficking nearly 55 pounds ago. ability suspects appeared 3 gasoline is 1-life 48-year-old male 2- Park devoted 33-year-old male and 3-Som Dara 36-year-old male. The press conference was made ​​by Lt. Gen. Khieu Samon director of the anti-drug department of the Ministry of Interior and the participation of Shanghai Chamber deputy prosecutor Phnom Penh. Lt. Gen. Khieu Samon, said in a press conference that followed the recommendations of Samdech kraleahaom Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister Minister and There are indications from General Neth Savoeun National Police Lieutenant Secretary gold of the Secretariat General for Combating Drugs on August 20, Lieutenant General Chito, deputy police commissioner and deputy secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating addictive meeting concluded a result, drug control and direction implementation of the work plan targets drug crime crackdown. On August 21, at 8 and 30 am, the strength of anti-narcotics bureau of the Interior Ministry anti-drug department, coordinated by the deputy prosecutor Shanghai Municipal research and Trafficking Raid Transport routed save processing equipment, drugs (marijuana) passports in Phnom Penh 4 goal. press conference confirmed As a result, achieve target 1 stop herself targeted 2 people in the streets as a bland neighborhood Toulsangke Russey gasoline homeless life as you watch the real responsibility Transport routed dried marijuana coffee embedded in the package and run See marijuana from Pakse, Laos into Cambodia through pools cranes Province. This is also the Transport routed processing machines imported from Thailand through Poipet international border crossings Banteay stocks in warehouses for the encryption process and packaging. And the other devoted park is a brother of petrol life as you install and use cryptographic machine grinding roll marijuana already dry mill mixing and processing, oil refining marijuana. Police arrest 2 suspects and reach put dried marijuana 4 sack is equivalent to 100 kg Packages already withered encryption. target 2. After the arrest 2 suspects, and authorities continued to search stock of marijuana in the city of wedding G21 No. 21 Tuol Kork village Sangkat Toulsangke Russey glass where found and seized 57 marijuana dry sack weighs 1. Crypto 387 kilograms of dried marijuana and marijuana oil and 1.5 kg. Target 3. On the same day at 10 night Trail Village Stung Meanchey district police arrested another suspect, who is also the mastermind named Som you get money from the sale of another big mastermind strangers and manage the trading process Transport routed cross-border drug processing. Som Dara district of masterminding one of the largest Khmer clearly speak English and had to travel to Pakse, Laos, along with New Zealand, New Zealand, who is the mastermind abroad. Goal 4- morning August 22, police and representatives of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Prosecutor continued down search procedure cache hidden machinery and equipment, including some materials related offenses in a plot of land where there is no path Sangkat Toulsangke Russey. Plot of land in a large room hidden machinery and equipment as well as equipment for encryption and refining equipment dryer 1 Blend 1 mill 1 for network equipment fire 1 dose Simon Russell plastic bags title For shells cardboard cartons for packaging coffee brand swords port for port transportation routed fraud and many other materials. Overall Results police crack down on anti-drug department have detained 32 suspects, including one ringleader received from foreign mastermind and domestic work proceeded. The drug exhibits a dry weight of 1,487 kilograms of marijuana worth more than $ 7 million American oil fractions weighs 1.50 kilograms of marijuana worth nearly US $ 10 thousand (oil, 1 kg of marijuana worth 5 thousand 6 billion dollars), as well as a number of other materials, as described above. Lt. Gen. Khieu Samon said that according to information from the Australian news agency AFP and DEA America confirmed that the black market in Australia and the United States dried marijuana per 1 kg of silver averaged US $ 5,000 US oil, 1 kg of marijuana worth $ 5 thousand America. Marijuana so that our anti-drug police departments and tweezing crackdown drew an amount equivalent to 7,435,000 American . after authorities cracked down and arrested 3 suspects, then we get their confessions dried marijuana that they bring Laos (Pakse) Transport routed overland embedded in coffee bags and cardboard swords into ponds port cranes Treng Capital mastermind Zealand New Zealand with local mastermind provide money to manage all activities, including rental location act. Gen. Chito, deputy police commissioner and deputy secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, said In 2015, anti-drug departments to crack drug production and trafficking, the overall big picture mastermind 2 cases. In previous crackdowns 1 4 cases of detained suspects, including mastermind named single syringe and 2 Chinese woman captured Exhibit drug nearly 55 kg from Stung Treng. Lieutenant said the suspects were Penh Municipal Court verdict detention and imprisonment is under investigation is not finished yet. Commissioner Chito said our competence in research and leading to the capture of major drug trafficking and production, excluding from 1 kg and up. He believes that all anti-drug police department efforts. He also interesting that we recently reviewed found that municipal police efforts to crack down on drug offenses. Actual drug nest innovative crackdown Village chock neighborhood Teukthal Khan Sen Sok trading and distribution of nearly 100 . In the provinces across the country also has a monthly meeting by Prime National Police to use force to suppress drug offenses heated avoid the dangers to Social Security.
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Good thing it didn't turn out to be a plant or something innocuous!
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I'm waiting they burn it.
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prahkeitouj wrote:I'm waiting they burn it.
i don't think they will burn it all as it is a lot of money haha. Poor the Kiwi owner.
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It would be great to see some oil hit the streets !
for medicinal purposes of coarse
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beaker wrote:It would be great to see some oil hit the streets !
for medicinal purposes of coarse

It isn't rocket science, but very messy to deal with, I hear.
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not hard

BUT
10 kilos grass= 1 kilo Hash
10 kilos hash- 1 kilo oil

sells 3 grms on the dark net ( dreammarket) for .523 bitcoins
or $116 aint cheap

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Should be able to get a 10:1 ratio using alcohol extraction. It's what all the cool kids do with their trimmings in medical marijuana countries now.
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Butane all the way. Ethanol is for freshies.
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