Cambodia News (Banteay Meanchey): On June 13, 2019, at 9:30 pm, the police cracked down on drug trafficking in AJR KTV and arrested 9 people in Samaki Meanchey village in Poipet.

The suspects were identified as:
1. Seng Kimsie, 31-year-old
2. Si Samnang, 30-year-old
3. Si Nak, 34-year-old
4. Ros Phearon, 26-year-old
5. Nang Piseth, 32-year-old
6. Heng Laihour, 29-year-old
7. Pich Vandy, 33-year-old
8. Khat Sokha, 39-year-old
9. Sang Hengchenda, 32-year-old.

The police seized a variety of drugs in the raid, including 112 packets of white powder, over 100 blue, green and pink pills, 151 bottles of ketamine and some ecstasy. They also confiscated a pistol with magazine and 63 bullets, and a motorbike.









The suspects and the evidence were sent to the Royal Gendarmerie for their case to be prepared for trial.

16 June 2019

Remarkably, at 21:30 on June 13, 2019, the Banteay Meanchey military police cooperating with Poipet city police launched a raid on the AJR KTV karaoke shop in Samaki Meanchey village, Poipet town.

Nine suspects were taken into custody for drug and arms offenses on the night of the police raid; however the owner of the business, Lay Peng An, a 32-year-old man, has not yet been detained, and is still being sought by the Royal Gendarmerie.

Court questions nine after drugs raid in Banteay Meanchey
17 June 2019 | 07:29 ICT
The Banteay Meanchey provincial court prosecutor is questioning nine suspects who were arrested in a raid on a major nightclub in Poipet on Thursday night.

The nine were detained a little after midnight at AJR Club in Samaki Meanchey village in Poipet city’s Poipet commune, where the authorities seized 112 small packets of methamphetamine and 349 pills.

The nine suspects were sent to court on Sunday morning.

Banteay Meanchey provincial court spokesman Roeung Lina told The Post on Sunday that the suspects were still being questioned by the provincial court prosecutor.
“The nine suspects were arrested at the entertainment club, and the prosecutor has not finished questioning all of them yet,” Lina said.

Sar Bunsoeung, head of the Banteay Meanchey provincial Military Police’s anti-drug bureau, told The Post on Sunday that all nine are Cambodian nationals, and three are suspected drug dealers aged between 27 and 39 years.

“My Military Police team found three drug dealers and six users. If the court decides to send them to rehabilitation centres, it is the court’s decision. It is my responsibility to follow proper legal procedures and send them to court,” he said.
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