The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Saturday sent two men to Prey Sar prison in pre-trial detention for trafficking about 4kg of methamphetamine. They were detained on Friday in Phnom Penh.

Anti-Drug Department deputy director In Song told The Post on Sunday that the suspects were Heng Sothanith, 28, and Seng Jam Jimy, 24.

“Both of them were charged by the court for trafficking drugs under Article 40 of the Law on Drug Control,” he said.

Song said the authorities carried out operations in three different locations to catch the suspects.

The first raid took place on National Road 4 in Voasar commune, Samrong Tong district, Kampong Speu province on May 18.

In the bust, authorities seized 411.56g of methamphetamine.

The second sting operation happened on May 20 in Kampong Speu province’s Chbar Mon town.

Jam Jimy was detained during this raid, and police recovered 3.27kg of methamphetamine, 17.5g of ecstasy and drug paraphernalia and packages.

The last operation took place on Friday in the capital and authorities netted 251.68g of methamphetamine.

In total, authorities confiscated 3.54kg of drugs in addition to detaining the two suspects. They also found two car licence plates, which they recovered for evidence.

In a separate case, the deputy director of the Anti-Drug Department in Kampong Chhnang Khim Socheat said on Sunday that 20 suspects detained by authorities on Friday were sent to the provincial prison on Saturday.

They were also charged with using and trafficking drugs under article 40 of the Law on Drug Control, he said.

“I don’t know how many of them were charged for trafficking and how many were charged for using. I only know that they were sent to prison by the court,” he said.

During the weekend operation, authorities retrieved three small packages of methamphetamine, he added.