A pair of enterprising Cambodian tire repairmen were in jail on charges that they spiced up business by lacing roads around their roadside repair stalls with nails

Cambodian tire repairmen nailed by police

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:46:02 GMT

Phnom Penh - A pair of enterprising Cambodian tire repairmen were in
jail Monday on charges that they spiced up business by lacing roads
around their roadside repair stalls with nails. Chamcarmon district
police in the capital of Phnom Penh said they detained Khy Pros, 21,
and So Mom, 26, both of whom made a living from fixing flat tires on
the roadside, on August 17 after a senior government official's car
was stopped in its tracks by a suspicious quantity of nails on the
road.

Upon a investigation, police allege Pros was found to be carrying half
a kilogram of nails and Mom 3.5 kilograms of nails.

Both men were remanded in custody to face charges of vandalism and
disrupting public order by Phnom Penh Municipal Court are now serving
up to six months in Prey Sar jail awaiting trial, court officials said
Monday.

If convicted, the hapless entrepreneurs face up to five years each in
prison.

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