CEO News corrections:
- Note that the article here says " 1922.92 grams of cocaine", whereas the previous news items said that the packages of drugs were methamphetamine.
- A later news item in the Khmer Times says that the Ugandan man was busted at PIA on arrival from Brazil, (which would make sense if he was found with cocaine. He is not the first drug mule on that route to be busted with cocaine in Cambodia).
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501190314/ ... ce-upheld/

UPDATE
Ugandan Drug Trafficker Appeals 30 Year Sentence

Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): On the morning of 23 November 2022, the Supreme Court heard the appeal of a Ugandan man who was caught transporting nearly 2 kg of drugs through Phnom Penh International Airport. The Ugandan was arrested on 9 February 2021 at Phnom Penh International Airport, when after a search, the Cambodian customs police confiscated two large packages of 1922.92 grams of cocaine from him.

Kong Srim, the presiding judge of the Supreme Court stated that in this case, the accused was 43 year old Ugandan JOEL MUGERWA, who was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 30 September 2021 to 30 years imprisonment and a fine of KHR80,000,000 on charges of "Illegal storage and transportation of drugs" in contravention of Article 40 of the Law on Drug Control.
In this case, the Supreme Court will announce its verdict on the appeal on the morning of 30 November 2022.