Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Former anti-drugs chief in Cambodia accused of taking part in trade

Jan 24, 2011
DPA


Phnom Penh - The former head of Cambodia's anti-drugs department who was arrested this month faces a life sentence after the government accused him of masterminding a drugs-selling ring from his office, local media reported Monday.

General Mok Dara was arrested shortly after a number of other senior officials were held on suspicion of corruption and drugs offences.

"They used the anti-drug department as a network for selling drugs," Om Yentieng, the head of the government's Anti-Corruption Unit, told The Phnom Penh Post newspaper, accusing Mok Dara and a number of other officials currently facing trial.

"Under the new penal code, a person who sells drugs will be sentenced to life in prison," Om Yentieng was quoted as saying.
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