Cambodia News (Kandal Province): On April 21, 2022, at 12:30 pm in Chantrea Thmey village, Toul Prech commune, 2 police officers named Chuch Sophea and Rim Sophanna were shot dead during an exchange of gunfire with a drug dealer.


There was a warrant out for the arrest of the drug dealer, and after receiving information on the location of his hideout from local villagers, the police chased after him and got into a gun battle which led to the deaths of the two policemen.

The suspect has been captured and taken into custody.

UPDATE: Kandal police ambushed a gang of local drug traffickers; this led to one arrest and nine suspects escaped. Unfortunately, two police officers were fatally shot in the raid.

Two Kandal officers killed in raid on drug traffickers
Kim Sarom | Publication date 21 April 2022 | 21:56 ICT

Two police officers were killed while on an anti-drug mission on April 21 in Tuol Prich commune’s Chantrea Thmey village of Kandal province’s Ang Snuol district while trying to apprehend a suspect.

Provincial deputy police chief Kong Sidorn identified the deceased officers as Tuol Prich district police chief Chuch Sophea and Rim Sophanna, a police officer from Ang Snuol district.

The suspect, 21-year-old Thim Doeun, allegedly shot the officers while resisting arrest. Nine other suspected drug traffickers managed to escape.

“My officers are continuing to work on this case and I cannot immediately provide any further details on this incident. We still have further work to do,” he said.

However, an Ang Snuol district police officer who asked not to be named said on April 21 that in collaboration with the commune police, they had cracked down on a gang of drug traffickers after having monitored them for a long period of time.

He said that at 2pm on April 21, the police were conducting an anti-drug operation in Chantrea Thmey village when the suspects opened fire, killing Chuch Sophea instantly at the scene.

Rim Sophanna sustained serious injuries from the shooting and was taken to the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital, but died after efforts by doctors to save him proved unsuccessful.
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