US EditionCambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest crackdown on cybercrime
CAMBODIA, JUL 17 – Over 200 Filipino trafficking victims were repatriated from scam centers in Southeast Asia as regional authorities increased crackdowns on illegal cyber fraud operations, officials said.
- Cambodian authorities arrested more than 1,000 suspects in raids on cyber-scam compounds across at least five provinces, including Phnom Penh and Poipet, between Monday and Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
- Following Prime Minister Hun Manet’s directive on Tuesday, security forces and military personnel were ordered to intensify efforts against online scams, with a warning that failure to act could result in job termination amid growing concerns over public safety.
- Raids seized computers and hundreds of mobile phones, detaining Indonesians, Vietnamese, Chinese, Taiwanese, Cambodians, and others from provinces known for cybercrime and gambling, such as Kratie and Pursat.
- Amnesty International’s report from last month described mass-scale human rights abuses, including slavery and torture, in over 50 scam compounds in Cambodia operating with apparent state complicity.
- Cambodia’s crackdown occurs amid a geopolitical feud with Thailand following a May border skirmish, while the UN calls Southeast Asia 'ground zero' for the global scamming industry.
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