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3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 6:43 pm
by CEOCambodiaNews
On the night of 24-25 Feburary 2017, after midnight, two Frenchmen and a Japanese man were arrested by the police on Koh Rong ( Samloem? - one source says Koh Rong and another Koh Rong Samloem) for possession and/or trafficking of cannabis.
The Japanese man was arrested with 14,39g and one of the the Frenchmen with 17,69g of cannabis. It doesn't say about the second French guy.
Huy Bunleng.
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 6:46 pm
by taabarang
Starting to fill the family coffers for Choul Chhnam Khmer.
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 6:58 pm
by boozyoldman
O GOD NO!
Effing bad luck!
Be more discreet out there!
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 7:44 pm
by juansweetpotato
Nasty. Fancy getting busted for stick weed too.
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:04 pm
by OKW
Major drug bust.
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:28 pm
by Barang chgout
BUT I LOVE MY PIZZA!
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Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:33 pm
by Username Taken
Foreigners shouldn't be dealing on the local's turf.
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:24 pm
by juansweetpotato
Username Taken wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:33 pm
Foreigners shouldn't be dealing on the local's turf.
Don't you mean foreigners that aren't working for the police/ army shouldn't be dealing drugs here?
Are you
local yet?
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 12:40 am
by jaynewcastle
The French guy in black vest was working at the Sok Heng guesthouse reception on Koh Rong when I was there last month
I am very surprised the police out there are making drug busts , they must be run off their feet
Re: 3 foreigners busted for cannabis ; Koh Rong (Samloem)
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:02 am
by CEOCambodiaNews
Not much new here, except that the story's made the EL news which is probably not a good thing for those involved.
Be good to know the real motive for their arrest. It's all very well to say that the police are starting early for the holidays, but why start on Koh Rong Sanloem at 2:30am when they can just call in at Otres or Occheuteal any time ?
Foreigners accused of drug dealing
Khmer Times,Pav Suy, 27 February 2017
Preah Sihanouk provincial anti-drug police say they arrested three foreigners distributing marijuana on Koh Rong Sanloem island early on Saturday, confiscating five small bags of the drug.
Police identified the three as Kengo Yasu Kawa, 35, from Japan, Pierre Jean Firmin, 27, and Lauri Berther, 22, both from France.
The provincial police report said that two plastic bags of dried marijuana weighing a total of 14.39 grams were found with Mr. Kawa and three bags of dried marijuana weighing 17.69 grams were found with Mr. Firmin.
Sun Sophat, a deputy police chief in charge of the provincial anti-drug section, declined to say what led to the arrests, saying it had to be confidential.
“Regarding the tactics, we cannot tell you because it is technical work,” he said.
Mr. Sophat said the three bought the marijuana from people at Otres village. Police were searching for the others involved.
The three were due to be sent to the provincial court late yesterday.