Authorities deported 2,278 foreign nationals from 28 countries between June 1 and June 10, in an intensified nationwide crackdown on online scam operations, immigration offences, and other crimes.
The deportees included 227 women. The group were from Nigeria, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda, the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ghana, Myanmar, South Korea, Russia, China, Vietnam, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Liberia, Togo, Japan, Brazil, Rwanda, Namibia, Burundi, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, and Malawi.
Among them were 635 Chinese nationals linked to online scam operations who were deported via special flights from Techo International Airport. Another 180 Vietnamese nationals involved in cybercrime were deported through the Prek Chak International Border Checkpoint in Kampot province.
Authorities said the other deportees committed a range of immigration and criminal offences, including illegal border crossings, using forged documents, residing in Cambodia without valid passports, extortion, using fraudulent visa, online fraud, and illegal employment.
The General Department of Immigration (GDI) said the deportations reflect the government’s enforcement of the law and its commitment to combating cybercrime and transnational criminal networks.
The operations are part of broader efforts by the government, under Prime Minister Hun Manet, to eliminate online scam activities, protect public safety, and strengthen law enforcement cooperation regionally and internationally.
The GDI added that authorities will continue to pursue the criminal masterminds behind scam networks while identifying and assisting victims trafficked into participating in online fraud operations.
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