January 25, 2024, 11:55 AM
Five foreigners were arrested for alleged drug trafficking offences in Cambodia on Jan. 22, 2024.
In a statement on Jan. 25, the Cambodian Anti-Drug Department previously identified one of the suspects as a 59-year-old Singaporean.
However, a clarification was issued the next day, stating that the man was using an alias, and was identified as a 62-year-old Chinese national.
The Cambodian Anti-Drug Department said in a Facebook post that six men were arrested and 1.51 tonnes of drugs were seized on Jan. 24.
The drugs consisted of 980kg of ketamine and 532kg of methamphetamine, also known as "Ice".
Two fishing boats, one car, one motorcycle and eight mobile phones were also seized.
This was after three places were raided simultaneously at 3:15am on Jan. 22.
The three places were Steung Hav International Port in Preah Sihanouk province in the south-west of Cambodia, an unmarked house in Sihanoukville, and a residential address in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.
The drugs were purportedly brought into the country from Laos and meant to be delivered to Taiwan.
The five people arrested were all foreign nationals, consisting of two Taiwanese men and three Chinese men.
Top photo via Anti-Drug Department/Facebook
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