400 People Detained for Drugs in Mass Raid on Luxurious Club in Phnom Penh
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 3:23 pm
Cambodia Breaking News (Phnom Penh): According to the Phnom Penh spokesman,in the early hours of this morning at around 2am, June 8, 2019, Mr. Sor Thet, director of Phnom Penh police, coordinated by the Phnom Penh court prosecutor, led a raid on Luxurious Club, looking for drugs. 400 people people were detained by police and taken into custody at the club, located on street 214/63, Sangkat Beung Rang, Khan Don Penh, Phnom Penh.
Luxurious Club has received a temporary closure order by the authorities, and will remain shut down until further notice after drugs were discovered on the premises. 400 customers at the nightclub, who were Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese nationals, were sent to the police station for questioning about drug trafficking.
A little over a week ago, on 28 May, a woman was shot in the thigh by the son of a high-ranking official outside Luxurious Club. The shooter is being held in detention, and this massive drug raid a week later may or may not be a coincidence.