[Cambodia] Phony cop busted with fake pistol

A security guard for HNK Company was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district early on Saturday for impersonating a police officer by donning a National Police uniform, complete with a fake pistol, district police chief Mak Hong said yesterday.

According to Hong, suspect Touch Ravuth is expected to be charged by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court today for both impersonating a police officer and drug use.

“He was arrested by police while [they] were driving motorbikes on patrol in Sen Sok district’s Toek Thla commune and found him wearing a National Police uniform with a plastic pistol at his waist on January 4,†Hong said.

“After checking and questioning him, we knew that he was a fake officer,†he added.

The day after Ravuth’s arrest, Hong said, police took him to search his house and found military clothing and paraphernalia there.

“Our police investigation, revealed he was a drug user as well,†Hong added.