Cambodia Deports 163 Chinese Nationals by Special Flight Over Online Scams, Illegal Stay and Illegal Work
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's General Department of Immigration deported 163 Chinese nationals, including five women, by special flight on November 7. The department said the group was implicated in online scams, illegal residence and illegal work, and illegal border crossing, and that the removal was carried out in coordination with the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia.
Cambodian authorities said they would continue to take strict measures, would not allow criminals to use Cambodia as a base for crime, and would keep pursuing the ringleaders of online scam networks and rescuing victims, in order to protect national security and the country's reputation.
The deportation is part of the Cambodian government's crackdown on transnational online fraud. The national Commission for Combating Online Scams recently reported that over the past 16 months Cambodian authorities had acted on 972 scam-linked locations, charged and detained 5,032 suspects, and deported 23,760 foreign nationals from 38 countries.
(Source: General Department of Immigration, Cambodia)
Source: General Department of Immigration, Cambodia
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