Court Questions Chinese National’s Over Chemical Seizure

22 March 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Law and judiciary
Choam commune / detergent / drug law / Garment Industry / General Long Sreng / illegal drugs / Meas Vyrith / Ministry of Interior / Ministry of Interior’s economic police department / Ministry of Interior’s economic police department deputy chief General Long Sreng / NACD / NACD Deputy Secretary General Meas Vyrith / National Authority for Combating Drugs / Phnom Penh Municipal Court / Pur Senchey district

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday questioned five Chinese nationals after they were arrested during a seizure of more than 106 tons of chemicals police suspect were intended for the production of illegal drugs. The four men and one woman who were arrested on Tuesday, claimed the chemicals were to be used to make detergent for the garment industry, according to brigadier General Long Sreng, deputy chief of the Ministry of Interior’s economic police department. The suspects did not have a licence to store the chemicals. … “We have to crack down on this case as an economic case [anyway] because they are banned goods and controlled substances in line with the drug law.” [General Long Sreng] said. …

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