Cambodia is intensifying its efforts to investigate and examine evidence related to online fraud and identify the shadowy figures behind these operations, according to the Ad hoc commission to combat online scams which launched a major campaign to suppress these crimes in late June.
The commission secretariat stated over the weekend that, in collaboration with China’s Ministry of Public Security, they are actively investigating the evidence seized from perpetrators during recent crackdown operations.
Over the past 60 days, under the secretariat’s guidance, authorities have confiscated thousands of pieces of evidence, including mobile phones, computers, passports and various electronic devices.
It is hoped that these items will serve as critical evidence to uncover the masterminds and expose the networks behind these crimes, both within and outside Cambodia.
The commission emphasised that the results of these investigations will be used to collaborate with relevant ministries, institutions, authorities and law enforcement in Cambodia’s capital and provinces to implement measures and enforce applicable laws.
From June 27 to August 18, joint forces from the capital and provincial administrations conducted operations targeting 72 locations in Phnom Penh and 17 provinces. Approximately 3,170 suspects from 19 nationalities were detained.
Of them, 66 identified ringleaders and their accomplices were sent to court for legal proceedings, while over 2,450 foreign nationals involved in online fraud were deported.
The most recent raid occurred in Samrong commune, Chantrea district of Svay Rieng province, with officials detaining five Vietnamese nationals to face legal action, according to the commission secretariat.
