Cambodian authorities detain 81 scam suspects in raid; claim over 220,000 foreigners have fled Kingdom


Some of the foreign nationals who were detained in Chbar Ampov for their involvement in online scams on Feb 26. - Photo: CCTC

PHNOM PENH: In one of the latest major raids of the current anti-scam campaign, authorities arrested 81 foreigners in Borey Peng Huoth, Prek Pra commune, Chbar Ampov district, Phnom Penh.

According to a report by the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC), the 81 detained include 72 Chinese and nine Burmese nationals. Authorities seized 480 phones, dozens of computers and 12 wigs.

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