Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – The Cambodian government has achieved significant results in its unwavering crackdown on online fraud. On November 4th, a special task force from the Ministry of Interior, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies, successfully conducted a special operation in Bavet City, Svay Rieng Province, raiding two locations suspected of being involved in online fraud activities. A total of 658 suspects were arrested, the vast majority of whom were foreign citizens.
Ministry of Interior spokesperson Du Sokhonn announced the details of the operation on the evening of November 7th, stating that the results are strong evidence of Cambodia's determination to combat online fraud.
According to the announcement, this special operation was jointly carried out by the Ministry of Interior's special task force, the National Police General Commissariat, and the Svay Rieng Provincial Police Department. The legal procedures and coordination for the operation were completed through the Deputy Prosecutor of the Svay Rieng Provincial Court.
A special task force led by Cao Van Thong, Secretary of State of the Ministry of the Interior and Deputy Head of the Special Task Force, confirmed the criminal activities and suspects at two locations through evidence review and preliminary investigation. The first location, situated in a building in Bavet Central Village, Bavet Commune, Bavet City, Svay Rieng Province, identified 57 individuals (including 15 women) representing six nationalities. Preliminary investigations determined that this criminal gang impersonated law enforcement officers to conduct online intimidation and fraud. The second location, a nine-story building in the same village, identified 601 foreign nationals representing four nationalities. The criminal modus operandi at this location included using high-yield investments as bait, forging bank transaction interfaces, establishing fake romantic relationships (pig butchering scams), creating fictitious marathon registration platforms, and using AI deepfake technology to create fake videos and identity documents.
Du Sokhonn emphasized that under the firm leadership of the Cambodian government headed by Prime Minister Hun Manet, law enforcement agencies will continue to handle online fraud cases according to law, severely cracking down on crime through procedures such as arrest, sentencing, and repatriation, and actively sharing core criminal chain intelligence with multiple countries in and outside the region.
He also reported on the Cambodian government's data on the repatriation of foreign nationals involved in cases. During the term of the sixth government, a total of 21,000 foreign nationals involved in cases were repatriated; in the past two years of the seventh government's term, 15,000 foreign nationals involved in cases have been repatriated. In the first nine months of 2025 alone, the Cambodian National Police General Commissariat has solved 48 online fraud cases and repatriated a total of 2,722 foreign nationals.
