Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh/Sihanoukville): The Anti-Drug Department of Phnom Penh, in cooperation with the Phnom Penh Municipal Police and the Sihanoukville Provincial Police, seized more than 780 kilograms of drugs from a Taiwanese drug trafficking gang, which was shipping drugs from the Golden Triangle through Laos-Cambodia and out to Taiwan by sea.

Under the orders of the National Police Commissioner, the combined forces of the Cambodian National Police, the Anti-Drug Bureau, and local police forces spent over four months to crack the Taiwanese criminal organization that was importing the drugs through the northern land border between Laos and Cambodia, and then shipping the illegal cargo to Taiwan by sea from Sihanoukville.


During the night of August 1, 2023, the combined police forces raided one location in Sihanoukville, and the next morning another address was raided in Phnom Penh. The first raid at 02:30am on August 1, 2023, in Village 2, Sangkat 3, Sihanoukville, resulted in the arrest of two Taiwanese men:
1. Name AN CHI WEI
2. Name TUAN ZHONG YUE
Police seized 785 pieces of ketamine weighing 789 kg 781 g, 1 car, and 2 mobile phones in the first raid.

The second police raid occured at 07:30am on 01 August 2023 at home Rent No. 09 and No. 11, Street No. 03, Project 7, Borey Peng Huot (Boeung Snor), Sangkat Niroth, Khan Chbar Ampov, Phnom Penh.
As a result, 4 Taiwanese male suspects were detained:
1. The name CHEN CHI HSIANG "mastermind".
2. CHAN I YANG
3. Name LIAO SHI BO
4. Name TSAI YU CHING
Captured exhibits: 3 cars, 2 motorcycles, 5 mobile phones and 8 bank accounts.


A total of 6 Chinese male (Taiwanese) suspects were arrested, and police seized 785 pieces of ketamine weighing 789 kg 781 g, 4 cars, 2 motorcycles, 7 telephones and 8 bank accounts.
At present, the suspects and the above-mentioned exhibits have been sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for the legal procedure.

I'll never get tired of seeing plate carriers without plates and guys holding machine guns with aks.

I'd also like to point out, at least one officer had the common sense to take his shoes off before entering the residence, cannot get the floors dirty. Also, a single set of gloves was worn

John Bingham wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 4:39 pm

Darkcel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:40 pm I'll never get tired of seeing plate carriers without plates and guys holding machine guns with aks.

Can you explain this a bit? Where are the plate carriers without plates? And what are "guys holding machine guns with aks"?

Was running ahead of myself with the last part

Look at the plate carriers, the ones wearing them do not have plates in them.

Also, stab vest fella in the checkered shirt is wearing a vest 3x too small for him

6 Taiwanese suspects arrested in Cambodia for drug smuggling
08/06/2023 05:43 PM

Taipei, Aug. 6 (CNA) Six Taiwanese suspects were arrested last week in Cambodia following a joint Taiwan-Cambodia-U.S. investigation into a international drug trafficking ring led by a Taiwanese man which led to the seizure of NT$1.6 billion (US$50.49 million) worth of ketamine that was set to be smuggled into Taiwan, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Sunday.

The ringleader, a man surnamed Chen (陳), is a chief in the Heavenly Way Alliance, one of Taiwan's three leading organized crime syndicates, the CIB said in a statement.

Chen is also suspected of committing murder following a drug smuggling related dispute in 2021. He fled Taiwan later that year.

The CIB discovered in March 2023 that Chen was hiding out in Phnom Penh, and sought cooperation from Cambodian authorities and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the United States to help investigate, leading the authorities from the three countries to form a special task force.

After long-term surveillance by Cambodian authorities and the DEA, along with information from the CIB, it was discovered that Chen had several Taiwanese accomplices he was working with in Phnom Penh to coordinate drug trafficking.

In mid-July this year, the CIB received intelligence that the ring was planning to smuggle a large quantity of illegal drugs into Taiwan and immediately passed the information to the authorities in Cambodia, according to the statement.

A raid on the drug trafficking organization's base in Sihanoukville was carried out on July 31. Two members of the group were arrested and 789 kilograms of ketamine, worth around NT$1.6 billion, was seized.

The next day, four additional suspects, including Chen, were arrested in their Phnom Penh homes, according to the statement.

Since there is no extradition treaty between Taiwan and Cambodia, the six Taiwanese suspects will be brought to trial in Cambodia, the CIB told CNA.
(By Huang Li-yun and Evelyn Kao)
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202308060009

August 17, 2023
JOB WELL DONE: US anti-drugs agency praises Cambodia’s crackdowns
Son Minea / Khmer Times
Cambodia’s efforts to crack down on drug crimes within its territory and beyond has recently earned the Kingdom a compliment from a United States federal law enforcement agency tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking and distribution.

In a letter obtained by Khmer Times and addressed to National Police Chief General Neth Savoeun, Kenny Lee, Country Attaché of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), praised Cambodia for the recent series of successful joint large-scale operations in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh under the codename “Seahorse”.

“I am writing to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the outstanding efforts and success of the recent Seahorse operation in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh,” Lee wrote.

According to the letter, the mission culminated in the arrest of six criminals, including their mastermind, and the seizure of nearly 800 kilogrammes of ketamine valued at approximately $50 million.

“This is proof of the resilience, expertise and commitment of our law enforcement teams,” the Attaché wrote. “This significant achievement was made possible by the joint efforts of the Cambodian police, the Drug Enforcement Administration and all other relevant authorities.”

Lee noted that the Cambodian police’s unwavering dedication over an extended period of surveillance has “not only made our streets safer but has also strengthened our international collaborations against such organised criminal activities”.

“I would like to extend special recognition to Major General In Song, Colonel Mak Sereivathanak, their esteemed teams and every individual authority involved. Their tireless efforts have left an indelible mark on the war against drugs,” said Lee.

Maj Gen Song, deputy head of the National Police’s Anti-Drug Department, and Col Sereivathanak led teams in the “Seahorse” crackdowns.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344278/ ... rackdowns/