Two amateur thieves couldn’t have been more indiscreet on Friday when they chose to drive down the road with their loot in full view.

The duo had snatched a total of 27 scaffolding poles and tubes from a cement factory in Kampot’s La’ang commune, and carried them off in a mini tractor – presumably to sell later. Unsurprisingly, they were stopped by patrolling police, who promptly seized the blunderers’ plunder.

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