# Sihanoukville gendarmes detain six suspects in Prey Nop drug operation

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Original publication: 2026-05-25T02:39:22Z

Gendarmes detained six suspects in Prey Nop on the evening of May 23, 2026. Seized items included 17 small packets of white crystalline material suspected to be drugs, weighing 2.80 grams including packaging, and six phones.

Acting on orders from Brigadier General ហេង ប៊ុនទី, commander of the Preah Sihanouk provincial gendarmerie, the Prey Nop district gendarmerie carried out an operation into suspected trafficking and illegal storage of drugs, detaining six suspects and seizing related evidence.
The operation took place at 6 p.m. on May 23, 2026. Five district gendarmes led by Captain ញ៉ែម ចំរ៉ុង, chief of staff, searched construction workers’ accommodation in ចំការកៅស៊ូ village, ជើងគោ commune, Prey Nop district, Preah Sihanouk province.
Authorities seized 17 small packets of white crystalline material suspected to be drugs, with a gross weight of 2.80 grams including packaging, six mobile phones, three smoking bottles, five smoking pipes, two lighters and other packaging materials.
At the time of the report, the six suspects and the seized evidence had been sent to the Anti-Drug Office of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Gendarmerie Command for further legal procedures. By: សុខ ស៊ីណាន

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