Preah Sihanouk provincial military police arrested three suspects in an operation on May 22, 2026 in connection with alleged motorcycle theft and drug trafficking.
The operation followed orders from Brigadier General ហេង ប៊ុនទី, commander of the provincial military police. Officers from the anti-drug office of the criminal investigation and suppression department worked with Sihanoukville municipal military police led by their commander, Major អ៊ុក ពិសិដ្ឋ.
The operation took place on a concrete road behind the school named សាលាឡាយ, in Village 2, Sangkat 2, Sihanoukville.
The three suspects were identified in the report as:
1. ចាន់ ថៃ, a 22-year-old man employed as a construction worker.
2. ចយ ចាន់, a 21-year-old man employed as a construction worker.
3. ញឹក គន្ធា, a 28-year-old man employed as a construction worker.
All three were staying in a rented room in Village 3, Sangkat 1, Sihanoukville.
Officers seized one packet of a white crystalline substance suspected to be drugs, weighing 0.50 grams including the packaging; one mobile phone; four knives; one hammer; four lighters; one pair of scissors; one bottle used for smoking; and one motorcycle.
According to the report at the time, the three suspects and seized items were handed over to the specialist office for further legal proceedings. By: Pai Sokhim
