Malaysian accused of being a scam boss has been arrested after fleeing Cambodia province Poipet


PHNOM PENH: A Malaysian scam boss was arrested in Sa Kaeo province on Sunday after he fled Cambodia's Poipet township to escape the border conflict, as reported by the local media.

The suspect, identified as Ang Joo Heng, 29, had been tracked since police arrested a couple, identified only as Indonesian Kevin and Thai Jiranan, for installing four SIM boxes in a condominium in Bangkok, Pol Maj Gen Chanannat Sarathawanphaet, commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division, said on Monday (Dec 22), as reported by Bangkok Post.

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