(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Cambodia has seen a significant rise in both drug arrests and
seizures during the first seven months of 2022, said an Anti-Drug
Police Department (ADP)'s report, Trend reports citing Reuters .
The authorities apprehended 9,151 drug related suspects during
the January-July period this year, up 16 percent from 7,876 over
the same period last year, the report said, adding that about 3.27
tons of illicit drugs had been seized, up almost 240 percent from
963 kg.
The seized drugs this year included heroin, ecstasy, cocaine,
crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine pills, cathinone and
ketamine, among others.
According to the report, about 201 tons of drug ingredients, 17
pistols, 31 rifles, 74 cars, 821 motorbikes, 3,099 telephones, 228
scales, and some money had also been confiscated from the suspects
during the same period of this year.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has called for
concerted efforts to combat illegal drugs, saying that fighting
against illicit drugs was a priority.
'I'd like to appeal to all people, especially parents and legal
guardians, to continue your support and participation in the battle
against the illicit drugs and to educate your children to stay away
from drugs and other negative activities in the society for their
own future,' he said in a message to mark the International Day
against Drug on June 26.
The Southeast Asian nation has no death sentence for drug
traffickers. Under its law, anyone found guilty of trafficking more
than 80 grams of illicit drugs could be jailed for life.
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