Banteay Meanchey police commissioner and his deputy arrested for drug involvement

Hun Hean, the former Banteay Meanchey police commissioner who was removed from his position on 07 January and arrested on 09 January (All photos: CEN)

Drug seized in Hun Hean's case

Drug and drug traffickers involved in Hun Hean's case

10 January 2011
By Mongkol
Cambodia Express News
Translated from Khmer by Soy

Banteay Meanchey – Hun Hean, the former Banteay Meanchey police commissioner who was removed from his position on 07 January, was arrested and taken in handcuff by cops from the ministry of Interior on 09 January.

Another deputy police commissioner, Chheang Son who was in charge of means – and of justice prior to that position, was also arrested but he was not handcuffed.

The arrest of the two Banteay Meanchey top cops is due to their involvements in drug trafficking in a major raid that took place recently. The case of these two cops are now in the hand of the Anti-Corruption Unit and the justice department of Banteay Meanchey.

Hun Hean was removed from his position on 07 January, following a visit by Sar Kheng, the vice-PM and minister of Interior, and by Ker Kim Yan, the chairman of the anti-drug trafficking unit, to Banteay Meanchey.

There were 3 persons already arrested in this case. [In addition to the two above,] Lim Mab, the former chairman of the provincial anti-drug trafficking unit, was arrested and jailed since 6 months ago. According to report, Hun Xen ordered the arrest of those involved in this drug trafficking.