Illegal marble miners detained in Kampong Speu

Kampong Speu provincial authorities on Friday arrested five individuals suspected of illegally mining marble at Kbal Damrey village in Oral district’s Trapaing Chor commune. Provincial governor Vei Samnang said on Monday that the suspects included three Cambodians and two Vietnamese nationals. “We are drafting a report regarding the incident involving five people who drilled a natural mine without a permit. The Vietnamese nationals may face a separate case under Cambodian laws after we investigate whether they entered [the Kingdom] lawfully,” he said. …

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