Cambodian Economic Police Official Arrested, Imprisoned in $9,000 Extortion Case
In Cambodia's Svay Rieng province, a senior economic police official has been arrested and jailed by court order for alleged involvement in extorting $9,000 from a fabric truck. The alleged mastermind remains at large.
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