‘Kidnappers’ Arrested at Border

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Khmer Times / Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

Two men, including a soldier, suspected of kidnapping and extorting $6,000 from a businesswoman in Phnom Penh last month were arrested yesterday at a checkpoint along the border with Thailand. Twenty-eight-year-old Nou Chanly and So Chamroeun, a 32-year-old soldier, were arrested at O’Smach international checkpoint in Oddar Meanchey province, local police chief Major Bun Sathya said yesterday.

Mr. Chanly, also known as “Touch,” is allegedly responsible for plotting the kidnapping while Mr. Chamroeun is suspected of carrying it out. He allegedly grabbed businesswoman Chea Narin and forced her into a car at gunpoint while threatening to kill her, Mr. Sathya said.

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