via Khmer Times, 06 February 2020: Treasure hunting is illegal in Cambodia.
Five men were arrested by a combined unit comprising the deputy commander of the provincial Gendarmerie, Chheng Heath, and 15 provincial military police officers on February 4, 2020, at Khna Prasat in Krolap village, Pring Thom commune, Choam Ksan district.
After hearing reports that a group had been using metal detectors to search for buried antiquities, the provincial Art Department, along with officers and officials in collaboration with the provincial gendarmerie forces tracked them to the scene.
Source: Antiquities hunters arrested in Preah Vihear – Khmer Times
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