Cambodia Wants More Information on Taiwan’s Heroin Haul
Police yesterday said they were seeking more information about a massive haul of heroin-allegedly transited through Cambodia-that was seized from a boat off the coast of Taiwan this week. The Taiwanese Justice Ministry’s Investigation Bureau says it found 70 kg of heroin hidden in a fishing boat, which had departed from yet to be identified location in Cambodia on Monday. … Major General Meas Vyrith, director of the National Authority for combating Drugs, said the investigation was difficult because Cambodia does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan and it only recognizes China. … Heroin is thought to be smuggled from the Golden Triangle and into Cambodia by waterways and land-increasingly over the border with Laos-and depart from the country’s airports and ports to regional and international markets. …
