Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): The department of Anti-drug cracked down on drug smuggling from Thailand to Cambodia and arrested a Thai man with 50kg of methamphetamine on December 6, 2020, at 2:30 am, in Sangkat Prek Tasek, Khan Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh.


The police arrested a 37-year-old Thai man, SURACHAI KHAMKAEW, and confiscated 20 packets of methamphetamine (ICE), weighing a total of 50kg, and a car, plate PP2M-7875. The suspect's case with the evidence was prepared for submission to the court.

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Phnom Penh: Representatives of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on December 10, 2020 have been investigating the criminal case of Mr SURA-CHAI KHAMKAEW. The Thai national who transported more than 50 kilograms of drugs across the border drove into a Cambodian police trap. The packets of methamphetamine were wrapped as Chinese tea* and were transported in the man's car, but the intended destination is unknown or has not been revealed by police.


*Most of the major methamphetamine busts by the Cambodian authorities feature imported drugs wrapped in packets of the same brand of Chinese tea, which has led to the conclusion that these shipments of methamphetamine are all coming from the same source, an international drug syndicate producing and shipping drugs from Myanmar.

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UPDATE:
[CEO News: We have moved this item to this thread after some more recent news provided a link between the arrest of the Thai man and that of the three suspects in Poipet. See the following post.]
Poipet Drug Busters Find 3 Suitcases of "Chinese tea" and Other Drugs

Cambodia News (Banteay Meanchey): The specialist police of the Anti-drug department led by lieutenant Sao Saroeun, the inspector in Poipet, collaborated with the outreach Office led by lieutenant Yen Phahnareth, the director of the anti-drug department, and coordinated by Mr. Meas Chanpiseth, the prosecutor, cracked down on drug trafficking in Poipet on 15 December 2020.

As a result, on the night of December 15, 2020, at 8:30 pm, the police arrested 3 suspects, who were identified as Ti Kheang, a 43 years old woman, Hong Meng, a 16 years old boy, and Seng Daliseth called Chen, a 40 year old man.

The police searched for the evidence in two places:
1. in a rented house of Ti Kheang, in Kbal Spean village, Poipet. The police found two suitcases full of drug substances.
2. in a rented house of Seng Daliseth, in Sangkat Palilai 1, Poipet. The police found one case full of drugs.



Packets of methamphetamine, wrapped as Chinese tea, and various pills and powders were confiscated. The three suspects have been charged with drug trafficking and will appear before Poipet provincial court.

UPDATE: Thai-Cambodian Drug Ring Arrested for International Drug Traffic


Cambodia News, Phnom Penh/Poipet City: The Anti-Drug Department continues to investigate cross-border drug trafficking cases from Thailand to Cambodia, which led to the arrest of a Thai man in Phnom Penh, and then three Cambodian nationals in Poipet; over 50kgs of drugs were seized in Phnom Penh, and nearly 10kgs in Poipet City.

Following a police investigation, on December 6, 2020, at 2:40 am, the Anti-Drug Crime Department's Special Forces (A9) led by Brigadier General Yin Panharith, Deputy Director of the Department, and Colonel Dos Vanna Sovathan, under the coordination of Mr. OU Sopheak, Deputy Prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, cracked down on drug trafficking from Thailand to Cambodia with the arrest of a Thai man near the Victory Monument in Sangkat Prek Ta Sek, Khan Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh.
Results:
A: Arrested: 1 suspect:
Name: SURACHAI KHAMKAEW, male, 37 years old, Thai nationality, holding Thai Nationality ID card No. 1, 5799 54328 932.
B - Captured exhibits:
50 large packs of methamphetamine ICE weighing about 50 kg and 80.24 grams.
- A gold LEXUS470 with license plate Phnom Penh 2M-7875.

After this arrest, Cambodian specialized forces continue to investigate and search for relevant subjects until December 15, 2020 at 19:15, when the forces of the Department of Anti-Drug Crimes (A9), together with the Department of External Intelligence of Banteay Meanchey Provincial Police, located and raided the hide-out of other members of the Thai-Cambodian drug network, situated on the road near Akka Muk Market, Krong Bus Station, in Paliley 1 Village, Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province.
The results are as follows:
A: 3 suspects detained:
1-Seng Dalin Sith, alias Chen, Male, Born in 1980, Khmer (Just released from prison)
2- Hong Yeang, alias Ti Yeang, Female, Born in 1975, Khmer
3- El Fayu, alias Hong Meng Se, male, born in 2005, Cambodian.
B-Captured evidence: Total drugs weighing 8 kg 715.67 g
1.Methamphetamine (ICE) 5685.72 grams
2.Methamphetamine (WY) 384.87 grams
3. 322.38 grams of heroin
4- Ecstasy 1635.15 g
5- Ketamine 672.97 grams
6- Nimeta Zepam 14.58 grams
7. 9028.63 grams of an unidentified substance.
8. One Glock handgun.

Currently, with the suspects and exhibits seized above, the competent authorities have built a case of major drug traffic to be sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.