Trial resumes for alleged Nigerian drug traffickers

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Niem Chheng

The case of eight Nigerian nationals and a Cambodian woman arrested on allegations of drug trafficking resumed at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday, with police saying that the group worked together as team despite several of the defendants’ denials.

All eight Nigerians were arrested on January 8, 2015, at three different places, while their alleged ringleader, Obieze Kenneth Uche, also known as John or Jack, is still at large. Morm Vanyong, a Cambodian woman who allegedly worked in the operation, was also arrested.

Police found drugs and scales in Uche’s apartment, and anti-drug police official Yin Panharith said the arrests were made after months of surveillance and undercover activities.

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