A pair of meth-smoking restaurant workers fell afoul of the law on Friday, after attempting to evade a roadblock in Phnom Penh.

The duo, aged 35 and 30, apparently travelled to the capital from Kandal province, where they worked together, to buy the drug.

But when they saw police stopping motorists on the return journey, they attempted to escape only to be captured and arrested.

Police confiscated two mobile phones and their motorbike. DEUM AMPIL