A FORMER Cambodian military policeman blew himself up accidentally after forgetting to return the pin to a hand grenade he used to extort money from a drug dealer, police said today.

Authorities said a drunken Khim Sakhorn, 38, nicknamed "The Big Giant" for his size, went to a home in central Phnom Penh on Friday night to demand money and pills from an amphetamine dealer by threatening him with the grenade.

"After he received the money, he put the grenade into his pocket, walked back and got on his motorbike, but the grenade exploded," said Hoy Song, Daun Penh district deputy police chief.

"He forgot to put the pin back into the grenade," he said. "He was in a drunken condition."

Police said Sakhorn was just released from prison, and routinely trolled brothel areas at night to extort money and pills from pimps and drug dealers.

Submitted on 09/07/2003

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: AAP 08 September 2003

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