Phnom penh: Authorities in Cambodia's capital have arrested 111 suspects, including 106 Indonesian nationals, in major, coordinated operations targeting international online fraud rings, officials confirmed Saturday.
According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the primary crackdown occurred on Oct. 31, when a joint task force and the Deputy Prosecutor raided a suspected scam centre located in a rental building in Phnom Penh's Khan Tuol Kork. The operation resulted in the detention of 106 Indonesian nationals, including 36 women, and five Cambodian men.
Investigators seized evidence, including communication equipment and two vehicles, at the scene. All detainees and evidence have been transferred to the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Commissariat for formal legal proceedings.
In a related action on the same day, a separate enforcement team, working with the Committee for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC), inspected a second suspicious location at IOS Tower in the Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang III. Authorities reaffirmed that, as part of the ongoing nationwide campaign against technology-related fraud, law enforcement forces will take strict legal action against all individuals and networks involved in online scams without exception.