According to a DAP News report published on May 17, 2026, the Phnom Penh Gendarmerie, working with its Sen Sok district unit, raided a site suspected of secretly selling e-cigarettes in Sen Sok district, seizing 2,600 boxes of e-cigarettes and detaining a Chinese man.
The operation took place on May 16, 2026, with procedural coordination by ម៉ុត ដារ៉ា, a deputy prosecutor of the prosecutor’s office attached to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, and the participation of ឆាយ វាសនា, a deputy governor of Sen Sok district. The site was the អូស៊ាន furniture warehouse in ច្រេស village, Kok Khleang commune, Sen Sok district, Phnom Penh.
Officers seized 13 cartons of FISCO e-cigarettes containing a total of 2,600 boxes and detained the site’s owner, identified in the report as XIE SU LONG, a 28-year-old Chinese man, for further legal procedures.
The same report quoted the Phnom Penh Gendarmerie as saying that importing, distributing, advertising, using, possessing, manufacturing and stocking all types of electronic devices and chemicals for smoking, including shisha, were strictly prohibited.
The report also relayed the Phnom Penh Gendarmerie’s appeal for the public to provide information at any time via hotline 1291, through Telegram, WhatsApp or CoolApp using 031 5555 669, or through the Facebook page named Phnom Penh Gendarmerie. By: ប៉ៃ សុឃីម
