Shaven-headed Australian Expat Arrested in Phnom Penh

Tuol Kork and Daun Penh military police arrested an Australian man, a មេខ្លោង (kingpin) known for supplying drugs to the expat community along the riverside in Phnom Penh.

-The arrest was made at 10:00 am on the 20th December, 2013, at the rented house where the Australian was staying, located on Street 110, Wat Phnom Commune, Daun Penh District.

-A Daun Penh military police official identified the Australian suspect as ‘Alan Rolf Jensen,’ known by the monicker គីងកុង (King Kong), born 1964, and holding passport #M7043607.

He stated that the arrest followed several days of police surveillance, and that military police had seized a quantity of drugs and drug paraphernalia at the suspect’s house at the time of his arrest, which was conducted in unison with the deputy prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Mr. Meas Chunpiseth.

-The Daun Penh military police official stated that the suspect had been come to the attention of police for frequenting and supplying illicit drugs at foreigner bars and hangouts along the riverside in Phnom Penh. He stated that the suspect was taken to municipal military police headquarters for further questioning and in order to have his case prepared for a court hearing.

Khmer news from the Koh Santepheap translated by Porky Pig

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