Police in Phnom Penh's Sen Sok district recently raided an illegal-detention site, rescuing two Chinese men from whom US$30,000 had been demanded and arresting seven suspects at the scene. Those detained included five Chinese men and two Cambodian men.
Police identified the Chinese suspects as 秀勇, 38, listed as a drug user without a passport; 狄亭儒, 35, without a passport; 朱鲁, 38, without a passport; 江海丰, 26, listed as a drug user; and 杨光, 38, without a passport. The Cambodian suspects were 宋森安 and 蒙速莫尼, both 43, both drivers and listed as drug users. Officers seized a computer, handcuffs, drug-use paraphernalia, six mobile phones, two knives and other evidence at the scene.
Both rescued men are Chinese nationals: one is a 27-year-old construction worker and the other is 33. Police confirmed that the suspects had demanded US$30,000 in ransom from the victims. The seven suspects have been transferred to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court of First Instance, and the case remains under investigation.
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