Drug bust
Methamphetamines aka Crystal Meth aka Yama is a cheap high used all over South East Asia. It's possible to inject, smoke or pop a pill. Eighteen people (Chinese, Thai and Cambodian) were arrested after raids on methamphetamine labs in Phnom Penh and Kampong Speu. According to the Cambodia Daily
in terms of both the quality of chemicals seized and the scale of the police investigation, the operation was a first for Cambodia.
There is an acknowledged link between drugs and child trafficking. I've met children - one of the youngest was six years old - that are in rehab for yama abuse. Yama is given to children that are stolen from or sold by their families and are trafficked into Thailand, where they beg, sell roses and some end up in the sex industry.
Child trafficking is a big problem in Cambodia, and many government officials and others are involved. Drugs are also a problem and these two issues are linked. In fact some sources claim that one of the men arrested was an adviser to the Secretary General of Funcinpec, the CPP's coalition partners. It could have been a set up to get someone out of the way. I remain unconvinced that the police investigated the labs without political or financial motivation. Whatever the real reason, perhaps the number of drugs on the street will decline - at least for a little while.
in terms of both the quality of chemicals seized and the scale of the police investigation, the operation was a first for Cambodia.
There is an acknowledged link between drugs and child trafficking. I've met children - one of the youngest was six years old - that are in rehab for yama abuse. Yama is given to children that are stolen from or sold by their families and are trafficked into Thailand, where they beg, sell roses and some end up in the sex industry.
Child trafficking is a big problem in Cambodia, and many government officials and others are involved. Drugs are also a problem and these two issues are linked. In fact some sources claim that one of the men arrested was an adviser to the Secretary General of Funcinpec, the CPP's coalition partners. It could have been a set up to get someone out of the way. I remain unconvinced that the police investigated the labs without political or financial motivation. Whatever the real reason, perhaps the number of drugs on the street will decline - at least for a little while.
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