Cambodia detains 20 foreigners in overnight raid on Phnom Penh scam centre


The latest Phnom Penh raid, carried out on the night of April 1, saw 20 foreigners taken into custody. - SSTC via PPP/ANN

PHNOM PENH: A joint force operation conducted overnight in the capital’s Sen Sok district led to the arrest of 20 foreign suspects, including two women, in connection with an alleged online scam operation, said the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS).

The suspects, comprising 19 Chinese and one Kyrgyz national, were detained during a raid on a suspected cyber fraud site located in Sleng Roleng village, Ou Bek Ka’am commune, on the night of April 1.

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