Cambodia hands over 119 Thais in scam crackdown


Scam victims found in Cambodia heading back home to Bangkok. Photo: The Nation Thailand/ANN

Bangkok, March 1, 2025 (AFP) - Cambodia on Saturday said it deported 119 Thais across the two countries' shared border, the latest handover in a regional crackdown on illegal cyberscam centres.

Cambodia's immigration department said in a post on its Facebook page that the Thais -- 61 men and 58 women -- had "snuck in to work and stayed illegally" in the kingdom.

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