Cambodia News (Svay Rieng): On December 13, 2020, the specialist police of the Anti-drug department of the Royal Gendamerie, sent 4 suspects, one woman and three men, to Svay Rieng provincial court, charged with trafficking over 9 kg of methamphetamine and possessing other relevant drug equipment.



According to the Svay Rieng Provincial Gendarmerie, the suspects who were arrested were:
First name: Kao Kor Wai, Male, 59 years old, Nationality Chinese, Occupation: Casino staff, Present address: Olympic Building C2, Street 217, Village 7, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh.
Second name: Nguyen Yan Hai (aka Vieng or Ty), male, 36 years old, Vietnamese, current residence: Olympic Building, Street 217, Village 7, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh.
Third name: Choeng TV, female, 29 years old, unspecified occupation, currently residing at Olympic Building, Street 217, Village 7, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh.
Fourth name: Tam Sotheana, alias Nam, Male, 28 years old, Occupation: Worker, Nationality: Khmer, Present address: Bavet Kandal Village, Sangkat Bavet, Bavet City, Svay Rieng Province.

According to Svay Rieng Provincial Gendarmerie, forces from the Bavet City Gendarmerie and Svay Teap District Gendarmerie were patrolling the streets, when at 01:30am on December 7, 2020, the patrol force arrived at Prasot Market in Prasot 1 Village, Kandeang Reay Commune, Svay Teap District, Svay Rieng Province.
Due to suspicions of the patrol force, they stopped a man on a motorbike with a white bag who was riding towards the south on Route 314 D, the road to Kampong Ror district. After the police searched the bag, they found 9 large packages of white crystal powder weighing 9,082 grams (including packaging). Police seized the bag and the contents, but the motorbike driver escaped.

However, the police searched through the motorcycle and found out that the owner of the motorcycle was Sok Yav, who was an agent of the Bavet City Military Police.
After that, the police questioned Sok Yav who said that he lent the motorcycle to Nguyen Yan Hai (aka Vieng). Sok Yav told police that he knew Vieng staying in room 302, Olympic C2 building, in Phnom Penh, and he went with the police to arrest the suspect.

Then, on December 11, 2020, the Royal Gendarmerie went to the VIP Casino in Bavet Kandal Village, Bavet City, Svay Rieng Province, and there they arrested another male suspect named Tam Sotheana alias Nam.