Taiwan indicts nine over Cambodia human trafficking scams

Online ‘boiler room’ rackets have long had a presence across South-East Asia but in recent months more details have emerged of people being trafficked and forced to work. — Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

TAIPEI: Taiwanese prosecutors on Sept 2 indicted nine suspects on human trafficking charges for allegedly luring 88 people to Cambodia to toil in online scam syndicates that have become a regional scourge.

Online “boiler room” rackets have long had a presence across South-East Asia but in recent months more details have emerged of people being trafficked and forced to work.