TV Star Busted with 1kg Meth in Rock Entertainment Centre

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TV Star Busted with 1kg Meth in Rock Entertainment Centre

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia News: On the night of 19 December 2018, police from the Anti-Narcotics Department, acting on a tip-off, raided the infamous Rock Entertainment Center in Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh.

They apprehended four suspects in Room 108 with over a kilogram of drugs: Hem Borith,male, 33,Varsy Sina, female, 38 , In Sakhorn, male, 51, and Sin Sinphep,33. Mr Hem Borith is a well-known TV presenter and his fans will be surprised to see him in handcuffs.
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The 1 kilo drug haul consisted of 374.39 grams of crystal methamphetamine (ICE) and 1562 pills weighing 609.33 grams. Police also seized drug scales, a pistol and three bullets.
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The Rock Entertainment Center is a Phnom Penh club, frequented by high officials and their children, notorious for strange goings-on. In a recent event last year, a DJ was shot in the legs for playing the wrong music by the son of a VIP . newsworthy/gangster-shoots-rock-enterta ... ertainment
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You know you've got a lot of gear when u need the large scales :lol: . Nice work by the police.

I guess the gun and large scales were left in the car?
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22 December 2018
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Morality tale: Hem Borith was just a regular guy. Then he became a TV presenter...
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia News: The four suspects arrested on 19 December at the Rock Entertainment Center, including the 33-year-old ex-TV presenter, appeared before Phnom Penh Municipal Court on December 23, 2018, on charges of drug-trafficking.
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August 23, 2019
DJ Lion on trial over drugs
Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday tried DJ Lion along with three others for allegedly trafficking drugs in the capital in December.

Presiding Judge Yinh Chheanavy identified them as Hem Borith, also known as DJ Lion, a 33-year-old former television presenter from Chamkar Mon district’s Tonle Bassac commune; Sin Samphors, 33, from Tuol Kork district’s Boeng Salang commune; In Sakhorn, 51, from Meanchey district’s Stung Meanchey commune; and Var Sreyna, 38, from Chamkar Mon district’s Boeng Trabek commune.

Judge Chheanavy said Mr Samphors was charged with drug trafficking and unauthorised use of a weapon, while Mr Borith, Mr Sakhorn and Ms Sreyna were charged with drug trafficking.

Judge Chheanavy said they were arrested separately by the Interior Ministry’s Anti-Drug Police Department between December 18 and 19.

She added that they were arrested after police intercepted a drug transaction and inspected two rooms inside Rock Entertainment Centre, which was located in Tonle Bassac commune in Chamkar Mon district.

“Mr Borith was arrested red-handed at about 2am on December 18 while selling a package of drugs to an undercover police officer at Rock Entertainment Centre’s room 108,” Judge Chheanavy said. “Police seized a large package of methamphetamine weighing 598.78 grams from him.”

“Mr Borith’s confession led to the arrest of Ms Sreyna in Tonle Bassac commune on the same night,” she added.

Judge Chheanavy said police also inspected room 207 and seized another 1,552 ecstasy pills, two scales, one pistol, as well as other drug using materials from them. According to the Rock’s records, the room was rented by Mr Samphors.

She added that Mr Borith and Ms Sreyna also provided information that led to the arrests of Mr Samphors and Mr Sakhorn in a guesthouse in Prampi Makara district’s Veal Vong commune on December 19.
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