Two South Koreans detained in Cambodia return home: police


FILE PHOTO: A boy plays near a building, where some people trafficked under false pretences are being forced to work in online scams targeting people all over the world, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 9, 2025. - AP

SEOUL: Two South Koreans detained in a crime crackdown by Cambodian authorities returned home on Friday (Oct 17) police said, a day after Phnom Penh announced plans to deport 59 Koreans accused of working in cyberscam operations.

South Korea sent a team to the South-East Asian country on Wednesday to discuss cases of fake jobs and scam centres involved in kidnapping dozens of its nationals.

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