Post by CEOCambodiaNews » Mon Dec 26, 2016 2:57 am

Sihanoukville, Cambodia: 5 foreign nationals were arrested in a big drug bust where police discovered lots of MDMA pills, machines for pressing pills along with various powders that they believe are MDMA or other drugs/narcotics. Cambodia carries strict penalties, and if convicted they could serve 20 or more years in a Cambodian prison. It is also believed that authorities are still searching for others involved and there may be more arrests yet to come.Among those arrested:As of yet, none of the foreigners arrested have been released or spoken with the press. Please read the comments on the following pages for the most up-to-date breaking news as this story unfolds.Sihanoukville, Police in Preah Sihanouk province raided into different places and arrested five foreigners with different nationalities who are behind drug trafficking operation in the province, according to provincial police chief Chun Narin. The first raid took place on a house located in village 2, commune 2, Sihanoukville. Police identified the three foreigners who were arrested in the first raid as1. Melnyk Volodymyr, male, 28 years old, Ukrainian.2. Lenya Vlkoval, female, 26 years old, Czech.3. Sirkia Hannah, female, 28 years old, Finish.Police said, in the first raid police confiscated a drug making machine drug in form of tablets and other powders which are believed to be used for making those drug pills. During the second raid, police arrested an American man, Grafman Mikhail, male, 53 years old and a Russian woman Mukhametianova Elmira, 31 years old. Police confiscated a scale, two phones, a computer, a driving license, 20 discs and some documents and other pills and powders for making drug pills.Anti-drug police confirmed that the drug pills are MDMA. Google Translate Khmer-English: