Thai killed in Phnom Penh drug bust shoot-out

A Thai drug suspect was shot dead and three others were arrested in a drug bust in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on Wednesday, according to Cambodian media.

The Khmer Times reported that a shootout ensued as the Anti-Drug Department’s special force was conducting an anti-drugs operation and trying to stop a vehicle transporting drugs.

“To stop the vehicle – a pickup truck – police fired at the vehicle, killing 1 person,” he said. It quoted police as identifying the suspect who was shot dead only as “James”, a Thai national who was around 28 years old. It said three other people in the truck were injured and detained by police.

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