Cambodia’s Phnom Penh enhances combat against illegal gambling
Authorities of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital are ramping up crime crackdown following Prime Minister Hun Sen’s order for widespread suppression of illegal gambling.
Some people detained in the crime crackdown in Phnom Penh on September 17. (Photo: Khmer Times)
PhnomPenh (VNA) – Authorities of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital areramping up crime crackdown following Prime Minister Hun Sen’s order for widespread suppression of illegalgambling.
Colonel SanSok Seiha, spokesman for the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, said a plan was launchedand a working group set up to crack down on illegal gambling from September 17to 20 in accordance with the order of Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng and Lt.Gen. Thet, Deputy Commissioner of the National Police and Commissioner of thePhnom Penh Municipal Police.
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Some people detained in the crime crackdown in Phnom Penh on September 17. (Photo: Khmer Times) 
