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Cambodian arrested

| Publication date 16 November 2010 | 08:00 ICT

Cambodian arrested

VIETNAMESE police have arrested a Cambodian national on suspicion of involvement in a regional drug trafficking ring, the country’s state media reported yesterday. According to the report, Cambodian Koem Sokda was arrested November 9 along with Vietnamese national Vu Van Chinh after allegedly entering Vietnam from China in possession of nearly 4 kilograms of synthetic heroin. Police said the drugs were transported south to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and into Cambodia.

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