Phnom Penh, October 05: A police officer, who was less than a week into his post in Cambodia’s anti-drugs squad, has been arrested after police found 10 kg of heroin stashed at his home in the capital, national media reported Monday.
The raid on the house of Bun Pov, a first lieutenant in t he anti-drugs squad, also uncovered two kilogrammes of methamphetamines as well as large quantities of chemicals used to process and make drugs.
Mok Dara, the head of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, told the Cambodia Daily newspaper that the raid was part of a concerted effort by the government to combat illicit drugs.
“We vow to crack down on all drug-making and drug transit,” Mok Dara said.
Cambodia has long been seen as a regional transit point for drugs shipments, particularly heroin.
–Agencies