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Koreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia to be repatriated to face inquiries
- On Thursday, South Korea foreign ministry issued a 'code-black' travel ban for parts of Cambodia including Bokor Mountain, Kampot province, and dispatched a team to coordinate responses to nationals caught in scams.
- Since the COVID-era shutdowns, Cambodia's scam centres expanded, running large-scale pig-butchering scams, and a South Korean college student found on August 8 died from severe torture.
- Sixty-Four returned South Korean nationals arrived at Incheon International Airport on a chartered flight, arrested upon arrival and escorted by 190 police officers and 23 vehicles to police stations.
- On Tuesday, the US and UK sanctioned the Prince Group and seized 19 London properties worth over $134m, with Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ji-na saying `...reached an agreement to bolster bilateral cooperation...`
- South Korean police said they will conduct a joint probe into the student's death and exchange evidence, while officials warned roughly 200,000 workers include about 1,000 South Korean nationals.
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Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairong Phiwpaen, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police and former Cyber Police Commissioner, said it was a positive sign that South Korea and the United States had successfully cracked down on scammers in Cambodia, adding that victims from 40 other countries were still awaiting assistance.
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