Cambodia News, (Siem Reap Province): The investigating judge at the Siem Reap Provincial Court decided to detain two elderly Peruvian men, charged with theft at the restaurant of "Dara Angkor Hotel", at about 8:10 am on April 22, 2023, in Mondul 3 village, Sangkat Slor Kram, Siem Reap city.

According to Brigadier General Touch Sokun, Deputy Police Commissioner for Immigration of Siem Reap Provincial Police, the two male suspects, disguised as guests, entered the restaurant of the "Dara Angkor" hotel. When they saw a customer getting up to get some food, the two men stole his black backpack from his table and escaped.


Immediately after receiving the above information, the police searched to locate the two suspects, and they arrested the two men at Un Piseth Guesthouse, located in Banteay Chas Village, Sangkat Slor Kram, Siem Reap City,
The Deputy Police Commissioner for Immigration confirmed that the two suspects are:
1. RIOS VELAZCO CESAR GUIL LERMO, male, 67 years old, Peruvian (a tourist, who arrived in Cambodia on April 13, 2023 through Phnom Penh International Airport ).
2-Name: YAURI BELAONIA CESAR LUIS, Male, 71 years old, Peruvian (a tourist who entered Cambodia on April 13, 2023 through Phnom Penh International Airport ).


The two suspects are currently being remanded in custody by Siem Reap Provincial Prosecutor Meas Chanpiseth at the Siem Reap Provincial Police Station where a case file is being prepared for legal proceedings. As for the stolen property, the authorities have returned the bag and its contents to the owner, a Thai national.

Maybe their luggage full of cocaine got lost and they stranded in Asia and now desperately trying to make money to get back home.

Peruvians in Cambodia, what else?

How did those two jokers end up in Cambodia?