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### Viewing cable 07PHNOMPENH515, METHAMPHETAMINE SUPERLAB DISCOVERED; EIGHTEEN

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07PHNOMPENH515 | 2007-04-05 11:26 | 2011-07-11 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Phnom Penh

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    OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
    DE RUEHPF #0515/01 0951126
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    O 051126Z APR 07
    FM AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8281
    INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
    RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PHNOM PENH 000515

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, INL/AAE--CHARLES BOULDIN,
    OES--ANTOINETTE CONDO
    BANGKOK FOR NAS--TERRY DARU, DEA--SCOTT SEELEY-HACKER, PAT
    CHAGNON, AND JOHN SWAIN, AND REO--JIM WALLER
    HANOI FOR DEA--JEFFREY WANNER AND POL--PETER ECKSTROM
    VIENTIANE FOR NAS--CLIFF HEINZER
    PACOM FOR JIATF-WEST--DAVID KILBOURN

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: SNAR PGOV ASEC SENV CB
    SUBJECT: METHAMPHETAMINE SUPERLAB DISCOVERED; EIGHTEEN
    ARRESTED IN CAMBODIA

    ¶1.  (SBU)  Summary.  An April 1 police raid of two locations
    in Cambodia uncovered a large methamphetamine drug lab and
    resulted in the arrests of 18 individuals and the seizure of
    four tons of chemicals.  A Drug Enforcement Administration
    (DEA) official who assisted in the aftermath of the raid
    stated that the "superlab" may be among Southeast Asia's
    largest.  The properties are reportedly owned by a former
    advisor to FUNCINPEC party leader Nhek Bun Chhay, though
    there are rumors that the land was in fact given to Nhek Bun
    Chhay.  UN Office of Drugs and Crime and DEA officials will
    come to Cambodia in the next few days to assist the police in
    assessing the drug lab, identifying the chemicals involved,
    and developing a plan to address the extensive environmental
    damage.  The discovery of this superlab demonstrates that in
    addition to serving as a transit route for drug smugglers and
    developing a growing drug use problem, Cambodia has now
    joined the ranks of drug producers as well.  End Summary.

    Cambodian "Superlab" May Be One of Region's Largest
    --------------------------------------------- ------

    ¶2.  (SBU)  On April 1, Cambodian Anti-Drug Police (CADP)
    arrested 18 individuals and raided two locations involved in
    the production of methamphetamines.  While one location, a
    house in Phnom Penh, was likely only used to store chemicals,
    the second location, a 20-hectare property in Kampong Speu
    province, was likely the site of major methamphetamine
    production.  According to Bangkok-based Drug Enforcement
    Administration Special Agent Scott Seeley-Hacker, who came to
    Cambodia on April 1 to assist the Anti-Drug Police in
    assessing the situation, this lab was one of the largest yet
    discovered in Southeast Asia, and is equivalent to the size
    of superlabs found globally.  Chan Keevin of the UNODC said
    that if the CADP and DEA estimates of chemicals present at
    the sites was correct, the lab would be considered "very
    huge."  Police and DEA agents estimate that there are three
    tons of chemicals at the Kampong Speu site, enough to produce
    approximately 100 lbs. of pure methamphetamines.  (Note:
    CADP Chief Moek Dara reported that an additional one ton of
    chemicals was recovered from the storehouse in Phnom Penh.
    End Note.)  According to the UN Office of Drugs and Crime
    (UNODC) in Bangkok and the National Authority for Combating
    Drugs, 100 lbs. of pure methamphetamine would yield roughly
    500,000 tablets with a street value of USD 1.5 million in
    Phnom Penh or USD 7 million in Thailand, the typical
    immediate destination for drugs transiting Cambodia.

    ¶3.  (SBU)  Although Cambodian police and DEA agents were not
    able to conclusively identify all the chemicals present, they
    suspect that 1,500 liters of an unidentified liquid are the
    highly caustic chemical thionyl chloride used in making an
    "ephedrine reduction"--the first stage in one methamphetamine
    manufacture process.  Seeley-Hacker also noted that one full
    50 gallon drum of acetone and four empty 50 gallon drums
    believed previously to have contained acetone were
    discovered.  Because acetone is used in the final stage of
    crystal methamphetamine production,  Seeley-Hacker believes
    that the empty acetone drums indicate that several batches
    may have already been produced.  Seeley-Hacker further noted
    that the thionyl chloride manufacturing process used at this
    house is not common in the United States but has been seen in
    other labs in Southeast Asia.  According to statements from
    villagers and a family living at the Kampong Speu site, the
    lab had been in operation for about eight months.

    Drug Lab Connected to Senior Government Official?
    --------------------------------------------- ----

    ¶4.  (SBU)  According to CADP Chief Moek Dara, both the
    Kampong Speu and Phnom Penh properties are registered to Chea
    Chung.  Chea Chung, reportedly a military colonel, served as
    advisor to Nhek Bun Chhay, the Secretary-General of the
    royalist party (FUNCINPEC) and coalition partner with the
    ruling CPP in Cambodia's government, when Nhek Bun Chhay was
    co-Minister of Defense.  Some sources say that the two had a
    close relationship, with Chea Chung making large donations to
    FUNCINPEC and Chea Chung and Nhek Bun Chhay sometimes sharing
    a house or apartment.  According to FUNCINPEC, however, Chea
    Chung ceased advising Nhek Bun Chhay one year ago and they
    have no relationship today.  There are persistent rumors from
    Nhek Bun Chhay's political rivals as well as local villagers
    that the Kampong Speu land was in fact bought by Chea Chung

    PHNOM PENH 00000515  002 OF 003

    and given to Nhek Bun Chhay, with the implication that Nhek
    Bun Chhay must have at least been aware of the drug
    production.  One political rival stated that a car belonging
    to Nhek Bun Chhay was found at the property.  Moek Dara said
    that he had also heard the rumors of Nhek Bun Chhay's
    involvement but could not comment on them.

    Tip from Villagers Led to Raid, 18 Arrests
    ------------------------------------------

    ¶5.  (SBU)  CADP Chief Moek Dara told Poleconoff that police
    had been investigating the Kampong Speu compound for about
    one month prior to the raid.  Villagers had noticed unusual
    activity and smells and, despite being told by the drug
    producers that the compound was merely producing herbicides,
    some of them alerted the police.  Two police officers were
    able to infiltrate the drug-producing network and provided
    information about production planned for March 20 and April
    ¶1.  Police were unable to act on the March 20 production date
    because Moek Dara was out of the country.  Moek Dara reported
    that senior government officials carefully considered whether
    or not to allow a raid on April 1, the day of local
    elections, because they were concerned that it would be
    difficult to assemble a large force on that day when police
    officers were needed to provide security for polling stations
    and must also be given an opportunity to vote.  In the end,
    however, both Cambodian National Police Chief Hok Lundy and
    Minister of the Interior Sar Kheng approved the raid.

    ¶6.  (SBU)  The police arrested a total of 18 individuals.  In
    Kampong Speu, they arrested two Chinese men believed to be
    technical experts, one Thai man thought to have been called
    in to provide additional technical assistance when initial
    batches of the drug proved to be low quality, and 14 male
    Cambodian laborers.  In addition, police arrested one Chinese
    woman at the Phnom Penh storehouse.  The Chinese woman,
    28-year-old Raun Yan, has been charged with drug smuggling
    and production; the others remain in jail while the
    government tries to transfer their cases to the Phnom Penh
    municipal court.  Moek Dara has been quoted in the press as
    speculating that the Cambodian laborers may not have known
    what they were producing and may be released.  The police are
    still looking for Chea Chung, the owner of the properties.

    Superlab Leaves Significant Environmental, Health Damage
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    ¶7.  (SBU)  In addition to the huge law enforcement aspect,
    the discovery also has significant environmental and social
    consequences.  During the eight months that the lab has
    likely been in operation, the producers have been dumping
    waste chemicals directly on to the ground, creating a huge
    dead area on the property and likely contaminating the
    groundwater as well.  In addition to this existing
    environmental damage, which should be addressed, the
    remaining four tons of chemicals need to be identified and
    responsibly discarded.  Such an undertaking is likely to be
    costly -- Seeley-Hacker reports that a similar clean-up done
    in Malaysia by a Singapore-based company cost USD 200,000.
    The Cambodian government has formed a commission including
    the Ministries of Environment and Health to work on clean-up
    plans, but will likely have difficulty funding such an
    expensive effort.

    ¶8.  (SBU)  The drug lab has already led to significant health
    problems among exposed individuals.  A family of five was
    hired to tend cattle on the property, and they have developed
    open sores, swollen faces, and hacking coughs as a result of
    chemical exposure.  However, the family refuses to leave the
    property as they say they have nowhere else to live.  Moek
    Dara reported that the two Chinese suspects were vomiting
    blood when arrested.  Due to the likely groundwater
    contamination and wildlife eating or drinking from
    contaminated areas, the local population may have been
    exposed as well.  Police officers at the scene lack
    appropriate hazmat suits and apparently explored the compound
    wearing only flip-flops when the lab was first discovered.
    DEA plans to send hazmat suits to Cambodia with the chemical
    assessment team.

    DEA, UN Staff to Help Assess Drug Lab
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    ¶9.  (SBU)  Bangkok-based UNODC staff will be coming to
    Cambodia in the next few days to assess the situation.  The
    DEA is also assembling a team of staff from the US, China,
    and Thailand with expertise in chemistry, clean up, and
    tracing the origin of chemical precursors.  The team is
    scheduled to arrive on Saturday.  The DEA team plans to bring
    additional hazmat suits for the Cambodian police and clothing
    for the affected family.

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    ¶10.  (SBU)  The discovery of this drug lab, if it turns out
    to be one of Southeast Asia's largest as some suspect,
    represents a shift in our understanding of Cambodia's drug
    situation.  The conventional wisdom has long been that
    Cambodia was primarily a drug transit country with a growing
    population of drug users.  There were rumors of small, mobile
    methamphetamine labs operating in remote northwestern
    Cambodia as well as in houses in Phnom Penh, but no
    indications of major production.  Now Cambodia has officially
    joined the ranks of drug producers.  The Cambodian Anti-Drug
    Police's performance on this bust is consistent with what we
    have seen over the past year:  when presented with a tip,
    either from DEA or local villagers, the CADP will actively
    follow up and can effectively lead a raid and make arrests.
    However, we continue to have serious doubts about their
    ability to pro-actively investigate cases and uncover large
    drug networks.  It is also noteworthy that decision making is
    all done at the top -- both the Interior Minister and the
    head of the National Police had to sign off on the raid, and
    conducting a raid when CADP Chief Moek Dara was out of the
    country was not even considered.

    MUSSOMELI

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