Six Malaysian nationals have been charged with drug trafficking, after attempting to transport approximately 62 kilogrammes of dried cannabis from the departure terminal of Phnom Penh International Airport to the UK.
According to a spokesperson from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s Prosecutor’s Office, the six Malaysians were detained on July 16 by the Anti-Drug Department, in collaboration with customs and airport authorities. 61,876 grammes of dried cannabis was seized.
The suspects were named as Mohamad Noridzwin Bin Nordin, Foo Weng Wah, Muhammad Hafiz Syahmi, Mohd Rahman Bin Khalid, Wong Kien Fatt and Nik Fairul Bin Jusoh.
The spokesperson stated that the suspects had packed the dried cannabis in four suitcases with the intent to transport it from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to Hong Kong, and then onward to London, the UK.
The authorities compiled a case file and sent the six suspects to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s Prosecutor’s Office for legal proceedings.
Authorities are continuing their investigation, to identify other accomplices.
“After receiving and reviewing the case file, the prosecutor charged the six suspects with the illegal transportation of drugs, committed at the departure terminal of Phnom Penh International Airport on July 16, under Article 40 of the Law on Drug Control,” said the spokesperson.
