Cambodia intensifies crackdown on foreign-run online scam networks


Ten South Korean nationals were detained for their alleged involved in online gambling and fraud schemes. - Supplied

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian authorities are stepping up efforts to dismantle foreign-run online scam networks, with police in Phnom Penh arresting 10 South Korean nationals who were allegedly involved in running online gambling and fraud operations.

According to a press release from the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS), the suspects were detained in two separate raids carried out in Sen Sok and Russey Keo districts.

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