Tuktuk Drivers Nab Would-Be Phone Snatchers

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Tuktuk Drivers Nab Would-Be Phone Snatchers

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Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): On October 15, 2020, three men were arrested for snatching a phone from a PassApp tuk-tuk driver in Sangkat Steung Meanchey 3, Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh.
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Before the incident, the victim drove a tuk-tuk taking three suspects from Sor Lang market to a building in Khan Meanchey. When he arrived in a quiet and dark area, the suspects asked him to stop the tuk-tuk and borrowed his phone to make a call. The suspect then snatched the phone from the tuk-tuk driver and attempted to run away, but the victim snatched the phone back. The suspects ran away to escape, but the victim called his tuk-tuk friends to surround the area and they detained the suspects.
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The suspects were identified as Van Tha, 20 years old, Phal Veasna, 21 years old, and Na Vy, 36 years old. The victim was named Phal, 32 years old, a PassApp tuk-tuk driver. The three suspects were taken to Steung Meanchey 3 police station to be arrested and charged.
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Re: Tuktuk Drivers Nab Would-Be Phone Snatchers

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Important Public Safety Announcement

Dont Fuk Fuk with a Tuk Tuk Driver. ever!



Written and spoken on behalf of the United Tuk Tuk Drivers of Cambodia Guild
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