Tycoon Kith Theang sentenced to four years in prison in drug case

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday sentenced business tycoon Kith Theang to four years in jail in connection with a drug raid at his Phnom Penh nightclub last year.

Theang, the brother of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce president Kith Meng, was arrested in March last year following a raid at the Rock Entertainment Center, in the city’s Chamkar Mon district, on Feb. 23. Police found 50 kg of methamphetamines and other illegal drugs, and arrestd more than 300 people.

On March 11, an investigating judge charged Theang with arranging and facilitating the illegal use of addictive substances and conspiracy under Articles 42 and 44 of the Drugs Control Law and Article 29 of the Criminal Code.

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