Cop stabbed three times in the capital during a drug bust

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Khouth Sophak Chakrya

A 20-year-old police officer was stabbed multiple times with a file during a drug bust in Phnom Penh on Sunday, with doctors warning he could be permanently disabled.

Say Chamroeun was reportedly on patrol with his partner in Por Sen Chey district’s Choam Chao commune when the pair approached at least three men suspected of consuming and dealing an unspecified drug.

According to Choam Chao commune police official Uy Khemara, the officers asked to search the men and turned up three small packets of drugs in the pockets of two of them.

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"Cop stabbed three times in the capital during a drug bust"

Getting stabbed in the capital can be painful. He's lucky it wasn't a stab to the heart or another vital organ. Hope he recovers soon.