11 Drug Squad Officers Detained in Phnom Penh for Irregularities

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Rich kids signed out on own recognizance. Thugs still banged up. Per fb
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Brody wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:12 pm Image


Just a point of order.

Excluding any holiday or festive celebration.

In the course of normal everyday life, should you ever encounter a Khmer male, like the gentleman on the right, wearing a classic button down, untucked, straight hemmed, bright colored, monochrome, tailored shirt chances are 7/10 you're dealing with a governmental Bong Thom of some sort.

Those gents trump any uniformed Khmer, hands down.
Those are what are sometimes referred to as "safari suits". They never have button down collars (sometimes they just have a straight collar like a "Mao suit" and usually the buttons are hidden behind a strip). They often have waist pockets as well. They are worn by high officials, off duty high-ranking army/gendarmerie or just plain bodyguards. You can buy a jacket/ pants combination ready-made at Psah Thmei for about $60, but as you say they are usually tailored.
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Interesting. The police officers concerned must have known that arresting 300 people in the Rock would make the news. Now, according to latest reports, only about 10 of them will be charged. Incidentally, all Chinese nationals apprehended were among those released.

What we don't know for sure is whether the drug squad officers in this case are the same ones that raided the Rock. Now that could raise questions.
So many questions and so few answers. :popcorn:
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Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:47 pm
What we don't know for sure is whether the drug squad officers in this case are the same ones that raided the Rock. Now that could raise questions.
Coming straight after this unprecedented raid which involved a huge amount of perpetrators and up to 50 kg of narcotics, I have the same concerns.

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