AKP Phnom Penh, November 12, 2025 --

A joint law enforcement task force has dismantled an online scam operation, arresting 37 individuals in a raid on the Marinan Casino in Poipet City.

The operation, conducted on Nov. 11, 2025, followed an extensive investigation into the group's alleged involvement in transnational technology-based fraud. The task force acted on intelligence indicating the casino premises were being used to perpetrate scams targeting victims overseas.

The arrested suspects comprise five Chinese nationals, 30 Indonesians, and two Cambodians. 

Authorities allege the group used false identities—posing as law enforcement officers, online loan providers, illegal money exchange operators, and digital currency dealers—to defraud their victims.

As evidence, law enforcement seized 65 computers, 63 mobile phones, and 26 Thai identification cards from the site.

The operation was a coordinated effort led by the General Commissariat of National Police and the Banteay Meanchey Unified Command, in collaboration with provincial authorities. The Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS) provided coordination, with legal oversight from Deputy Prosecutor of the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court.

Following the raid, the suspects and evidence were transferred to the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Police Commissariat for further investigation and legal proceedings. The premises have been temporarily closed.

Authorities confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, with a focus on identifying and apprehending the ringleaders behind the criminal network. This operation is part of the Royal Government’s broader nationwide campaign to eliminate cyber fraud, with officials reaffirming their commitment to taking strict legal action against all individuals and groups involved in such schemes.

By K. Rithy Reak