Interior Ministry takes aim at illegal guns

Following a nationwide spate of violent gun crime over the past few months, the government has called on City Hall for help in its crackdown on illegal firearms, a problem one Ministry of Interior official laid at the feet of authorities themselves. Speaking at City Hall’s annual meeting on Friday, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said there had been a rise in armed robberies in provincial areas and stemming the illicit flow of weapons was part of the strategy to tackle the crime.

“Authorities have taken responsible action, and on time in some cases, but some other cases have been not controlled,” he said. Kheng said the National Police commissioner was currently implementing tighter controls across the country, and called on City Hall to apply the same level of enforcement in Phnom Penh.

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