PHNOM PENH, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has arrested two local people for possessing and trafficking illicit drugs, seizing over 17 kg of narcotics, the country's Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said in a news release on Monday.
A 43-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were apprehended last Friday during raids on two locations in Phnom Penh's Russei Keo district after a thorough probe, the ADP said.
"A total of 17.1 kg of crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy and ketamine was confiscated from the duo's possession during the crackdowns," the ADP said.
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 ADP, Cambodia nabbed 5,489 drug-related suspects in 2,280 cases during the January-March period this year, seizing 3.65 tons of narcotics.
Most of the seized drugs were ketamine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, heroin, ecstasy, and cocaine. ■
