Cambodia News (Kandal): According to the orders of General lieutenant Chhoeun Sokchet, Police Chief in Kandal province, Lieutenant Mean Somnang led the police force to arrest 7 fake monks on March 27, 2020, at 07:30 pm, at Ma Heng guesthouse in Angsnoul district, Kandal.


On March 26, 2020, the fake monks were spotted changing their clothes in the car Thnol Toten market, and police tracked them down to their guest house.
The authorities confiscated 3 phones, a car, 3 pots, 4 umbrellas, a knife, 6 bags, 6 monk uniforms. The suspects were identified as Teab Sokmao, 35 years old, Ses Dy, 25 years old, Sorn Cheut, 19 years old, Chreb Mean, 19 years old, Hun Roun, 18 years old, Sorn Tin, 26 years old, and Chheang Chorvy, 39 years old.
The suspects confessed that they got to know each other on chat messages, then they met up, and decided to rent a car to travel around the country disguised as monks and scam money from local people. Each of them paid 20,000 riel toward the communal costs. They said that they have all been using drugs for about three months now.