Cambodian customs police at the Phnom Penh International Airport said they have arrested two South Korean nationals for an attempt to smuggle 2.27kg of narcotics to South Korea.
The man and woman duo were caught Sunday night while they checked in for a ZA215 flight bound for Seoul.
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia said in a news release on Monday.
In their body searches, our customs officials found many packs of drugs wrapped around their waists, the news release said.
“As a result, some 1.29kg of crystal methamphetamine and 0.98 kg of ketamine were seized from the two suspects’ possession,’’ said the authorities.
The Southeast Asian country has no death sentence for a drug trafficker.Under its law, someone found guilty of trafficking more than 80 grams of illicit drugs could be jailed for life.
According to the country’s Anti-Drug Department (ADP), Cambodia nabbed 3,899 drug-related suspects, including 106 foreigners, in 1,659 cases from January 1 to March 3, 2024.
According to the report, they confiscated a total of 2.79 tonnes of narcotics.
Most of the seized drugs were ketamine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, heroin, ecstasy, and cocaine.
