They condemned to life imprisonment to the anti-drug went from Cambodia for drug trafficking

A court in Cambodia today condemned to life imprisonment the went from the main authority against the smuggling of drugs in the country by corruption and drug trafficking, judicial sources.

The judge Ith Samphos, the Provincial Court of Banteay Meanchey, in the Northwest of the country, found the former lieutenant general Moek Dara guilty collect bribes and organize a network of drug trafficking.

Also condemned to prison for life an accomplice of Dara, excoronel Chea Leang, former Chief of the enforcement of the Ministry of the Interior Office, while another subordinate, Morn Doeun, was sentenced in absentia to 25 years, said Prosecutor Phan Vanroth.

Dara was accused of charging up to $ 140,000 (108,000 euros) in bribes in exchange for facilitating the release of an arrested drug dealer and falsify reports of seizures to seize drug.

Of Dara and Leang arrests took place for a year following a complaint from the u000aprovincial police in Banteay Meanchey to the anti-corruption drive.

According to the United Nations Office on drugs and the crime (UNODC), Cambodia has established itself as one of the centres of production of narcotics in the South-East Asia.

The Agency identifies crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and ketamine as the Narcotics manufacturing main Cambodian.

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