Cambodia deports 25 Japanese nationals suspected of operating online scams

A Cambodian police man directs traffic as a convoy of police vehicles that was reportedly carrying Japanese citizens who were taken into custody on suspicion of running phone scams moves along a street on their way to Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 11, 2023. Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in an online scam operation based in Cambodia were deported to Japan on Wednesday, Nov 8, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesperson for Cambodia's Interior Ministry. — AP

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation based in Cambodia were deported to Japan on Nov 8, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s Interior Ministry.

The Japanese government arranged a charter flight to transport the suspects, who were detained in September after Cambodian police received a tip-off from their Japanese counterparts, he told The Associated Press.