Gov't crackdown on drugs to begin 1 Jan 2017.

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As the first half of the year draws to a close, authorities are taking stock of the results of the nationwide drug crackdown.

23 June 2017
Oum Rany, Deputy Governor of Banteay Meanchey Province, said that the meeting on implementation of the first plan of 2017 anti-drug campaign was carried out by the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court of Appeal to crack down on 320 drug offenses, arrest 949 suspects and 80 women. There were 88 cases of arrest, 196 arrested and 26 women with drug use 64 cases, 257 arrests, 7 women.

He said that exhibits were 532 tablets (equivalent to 47.73 grams) and 263 pills of methamphetamine (g powder), equivalent to 160.34 grams, four vehicles, 15 motorbikes, 143 mobile phones, four knives.
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No mention of the gun on the table. Does it belong to the police officer?
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Government hopes to extend controversial drug war
27 June 2017
- National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) Secretary-General Meas Vyrith confirmed yesterday via message the NACD’s wish to continue the anti-drug campaign for another six months, while noting that any extension would require the prime minister’s“steering committee”, which will meet in early July, though a date has not been set.
Deputy National Police Commissioner Mok Chito, meanwhile, said authorities are “surely going to continue” the campaign.

Despite concerns from rights organisations and outreach providers about how anti-drug efforts are implemented, a recently leaked survey commissioned by the ruling party identified addressing drugs and crime as a priority among citizens...
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More drug kingpins were rounded up and arrested in Siem Reap this week. Well done the police.

SIEM REAP- At 11 pm on 18 August, 2017, three suspects were on arrested and accused of doing and selling Methamphetamine. Nea Sina (aka Oy)-17 years old, Teh Buntheourn-22 years of age, Man Borei-26 years old were all drug lords who lived in Chi Kreng District. The police found ten bags of Methamphetamine, five cellphones, and one motorbike. The accused was questioned and put to trial waiting for charges.
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Nearly 13,700 arrests so far in this year's government crackdown on drugs.

Thousands more drug arrests
5 October 2017
About 5,000 people have been arrested for drug use and trafficking since July in the second phase of an ongoing controversial drug crackdown, bringing the total number of arrestees this year to almost 13,700 people.

According to the Interior Ministry, 13,691 people were arrested in 6,205 cases over the past nine months – more than 7,200 of them suspected traffickers, and almost 6,500 alleged users. More than 8,000 people were arrested in the first half of the year.
The Anti-Drug Department also confiscated 68 cars, 1,624 motorbikes, 16 guns and more than 153kg of drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin, ketamine, cocaine and marijuana.

Rhona Smith, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, last Wednesday warned of overcrowding in the Kingdom’s already-packed prisons. “This year the situation has deteriorated to dangerous levels,” she said...
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October 20, 2017
Drug cases mount in courts as crackdown continues
Since the crackdown on drug trafficking was started by the Ministry of Interior in January, cases have been piling up in the courts and the prisons have been packed with suspects.
Seu Vanny, a deputy prosecutor at Phnom Penh Municipal Court, said the large amount of drug suspects arrested has created an overload of work for judges and prosecutors. Ms Vanny said court officials have been working on holidays and every weekend in an attempt to clear the backlog of cases.

“Among the prisoners who were sent to the court for questioning or trial, offences involving drug use and trafficking were the highest number. “These are marked as first class crimes,” she told Khmer Times. “Offences involving theft are marked second class.”

Kong Sophal, a police officer at Prey Sar prison, said there were now about 7,000 inmates at the facility.
He said more than 90 percent of them were jailed for drug offences, while the other 10 percent were in for crimes ranging from murder, theft, fraud, human trafficking, procurement and other crimes...
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Kandal province - At 22:15 on 8 November 2017, at Chrey Thom Village, Sampov Poun Commune, Koh Thom District, Kandal Province, three minor suspects were arrested when Koh Thom anti-drug police suspected that drug trafficking was taking place in Chrey Thom Village.
At the time of their arrest, the three boys, aged 16 and 17, were found in possession of two small packets of methamphetamine, one mobile phone and 20,000 riel. As it turns out, one of the minors had brought the drugs from outside the village to sell to the other two.
All three suspects were arrested, and the dealer is likely to be charged with drug trafficking.

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It appears drugs and wood are similar here in that it's mainly the little guys who get banged up.
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