Min Chetra, 20, left his hometown many years ago to find construction work in other provinces and Phnom Penh. At some point in 2021, while working as a construction worker, Chetra started using drugs.
The Prey Veng Provincial Court on March 26 placed a local police chief in pre-trial detention following his arrest in Phat Sandong village of Sithor Kandal district’s Pnov I commune for the alleged murder of his mistress and illegal use of a firearm. Court spokeswoman Art Sokhon identified the suspect as Pnov I commune police chief Mao Sovanhong.