Policeman operating illegal sand-dredging cannot be found

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Policeman operating illegal sand-dredging cannot be found

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8 December 2017
PREY VENG - Following several warnings, officials in Prey Veng province’s Peamro district yesterday shuttered an illegal sand-dredging operation being run by a provincial police officer.
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Chum Chea, Prek Khsay Khor commune chief, said more than 10 officers on Wednesday halted the operation and confiscated machinery, with the operation officially closed yesterday morning after a meeting was convened to address the ongoing illegal activity.

Chea identified the owner of the sand-dredging site, who also was operating an illegal sand depot, as policeman Ou Ratana. Ratana was invited to yesterday’s meeting, but failed to show up. “He did not attend the meeting, so we practice our law to close [the site],” Chea said.

Ratana began the illegal dredging on November 24...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/c ... fit-closed
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