Phnom Penh Post - Shifty duo’s shiftiness gives them away to cops
A pair of men who patrolling police determined were “behaving strangely” outside a mini mart on Tuesday were hauled in after the cops acted on their instincts, approached and were led on a brief chase through the capital’s Por Sen Chey district.
After pulling the duo over, the police seized a sword, two “sticks” and both of the suspects’ motos. No word on charges, but police insist the area had been rife with robberies of late.
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