Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a Nigerian man to seven years in prison and two Cambodian women to two years each after finding them guilty of drug smuggling in Tuol Kork district in March. Em Meka Awuwo, Chhaem Mom and In Sreytwo were arrested in Boeung Kak II commune in March after they were found in possession of a combined 20 grams of heroin and cocaine. Presiding Judge Kor Vandy also ordered Awuwo to pay a fine of 10 million riels (US$2,500).
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