On the morning of October 13, police in Tuol Kouk district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, broke up a burglary case, arresting five Cambodian men and seizing a pistol, bullets and items suspected to be drugs. One of the suspects identified himself as the head of CBN.TV media.
According to a police report, after an investigation, law enforcement officers apprehended the five suspects around 10:00 a.m. that day inside an abandoned building in Sen Sok district. Police suspected that the group was involved in prying open the lock and entering a residence in Tuol Kouk district in the early hours of October 9 and stealing four motorcycles.
The detained individuals ranged in age from 18 to 40. Among them, a 36-year-old man was registered as the head of CBN.TV media, while a 26-year-old man was listed as a tuk-tuk driver. Police also found that the urine test of a 25-year-old suspect came back positive for drugs.
During the operation, police seized a K54 pistol, eight bullets, a small bag of white powder (suspected to be drugs), three mobile phones, one motorcycle, one tuk-tuk and one press identification card, among other items.
At present, the five suspects have been temporarily detained at the Tuol Kouk district police station for further investigation. Police have not yet indicated whether all four stolen motorcycles have been recovered, and further details of the case will be announced by the relevant authorities.