Smack in the post

Photo by: Pha Lina
Cambodian Seng Sokha, 59, covers his face as he is led from Phnom Penh Municipal Court. He is charged with buying 402 grams of heroin for a Chinese woman who allegedly sent the drugs through the postal service to Taiwan. Both are denying drug-trafficking charges.

via CAAI

Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:07 Chrann Chamroeun

Phnom Penh Municipal Court has heard a case against a Cambodian man and Chinese woman accused of sending 402 grams of heroin through the post to a man in Taiwan in April last year.

Chinese national Chen Dan Dan, 25, was arrested in May after Jin Bin Jean, a resident of Taiwan, was apprehended while trying to pick up a package containing 402 grams of heroin at a Taiwanese airport.

Jin Bin Jean told authorities that the package was sent through the post by Chen Dan Dan.

Seng Sokha, 59, was arrested in July after a Taiwanese police report was sent to Cambodian anti-drug trafficking officials at the Ministry of Interior.

The report said Jin Bin Jean received up to 20 packages from Chen Dan Dan from April 13-29 last year.

Seng Sokha is accused of buying the drugs for Chen Dan Dan.

Presiding Judge Sous Sam Ath lambasted the Taiwan police report, saying it looked “like a love letter”. ...read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.