A reporter for the Khmer Times Newspaper, Eileen McCormick from New York, says she and her entire household (including their cat) were knocked out by a mysterious gas that thieves released into her house's air vents, then after they were all unconscious, the thieves used her keys to let themselves into the house and stole many of their possessions.

Here is what she shared on social media:

'Let me start by saying we are all safe but I would like to warn others. It’s that time of year where crime goes up on Phnom Penh. Monday early morning around 3am a ring of professional robbers cut the screen to our house then they used some chemical gas with the device below. After we where all knocked out unconscious (including our cat) they took the keys off our key ring dish to let them selves in. When we all woke up we felt high and had head aches. We discovered moto taken out of our living room,iPad, ids etc. the reason I’m posting is bc most robbers in they city break in while we are away this was not the case and the guy I have on camera seems-to be impersonation the police notice the pants and white shirt. So please double check your home security cameras etc bc LOCKS (despite Cambodian obsession with them) don’t keep them out. If this does happen to you expect to be asked how many locks you have bc some how those around you need to believe there lock system is superior compared to yours no doubt protects them. It can happen with 10 locks so stay safe and hopefully the pictures I have can catch these fuckers and it will happen to know one else.'

some bond villain-esque stuff right here

Possibly a narcotic gas like they used in the Belson School Seige of 2004. I'd probably find it quite peasant!

Didnt richard hammond of top gear/grand tour fame not claim something similar happened to him?

la8rat wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:25 pm Didnt richard hammond of top gear/grand tour fame not claim something similar happened to him?

It's not easy to mistake Jensen Button for Richard Hammond. It happened to Button in Monaco, apparently.

Certainly not sarin gas or uranium hexafluoride gas, or even swamp gas, those people woundn't survive.

Leaving keys within a Mango pole of an open window is 101 level shit, isn't it?

Sorry, I meant Beslan, and the Russians screwed up and killed hundreds. They said it was some kind of narcotic gas.