PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times): Authorities have detained two more Chinese nationals pending trial after a raid on an organised online fraud syndicate in the capital.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court Investigating Judge Sar Samnang issued the detention orders for Wang Zongqing and Liu Dinghua, according to the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS).
The suspects were charged with aggravated fraud committed by an organised group and have been transferred to Correctional Centre 1.
The arrests stem from a raid at a gated community in the Chamkar Mon district. According to CCOS, the operation is part of an intensified nationwide crackdown targeting foreign-led cyber-syndicates that have used Cambodia as a base for illicit digital activities.
The Ministry of Justice reports that Cambodian courts have prosecuted over 500 ringleaders and accomplices since last year’s intensified crackdown.
Notable cases include Chen Zhi, a well-known business tycoon extradited to China earlier this year, and Okhna Ly Kuong, both accused of running extensive scam networks.
Despite these efforts, official reports indicate that these criminal enterprises remain highly sophisticated.
The CCOS said that authorities have raided around 2,500 locations and dismantled about 200 major online fraud cases since June 2025. Following intense international pressure, Cambodian officials have vowed to eliminate all remaining online scam networks by April 2026. -- Khmer Times
