AKP Phnom Penh, June 25, 2026 --

Cambodian authorities have dealt a major blow to transnational cyber-fraud rings, raiding 101 suspected scam operations across Phnom Penh in a five-day blitz that netted 24 foreign nationals, municipal officials announced Thursday.

The sweeping operation, ordered by Governor Khuong Sreng, targeted high-rise condos, gated communities, guesthouses, and hotels across all 14 Khans (districts) – focusing on Sen Sok, Daun Penh, and Dangkor – to enforce immigration laws and curb surging online fraud.

The breakthrough came in Khan Dangkor’s Chip Mong gated community, where authorities uncovered a sophisticated tech-fraud hub inside a luxury villa. Security forces detained 23 Chinese men and one Malaysian woman, seizing a massive digital arsenal: 691 mobile phones, 22 laptops, two monitors, a CPU, 10 wireless routers, and a DVR security system.

Police forensic teams revealed the syndicate ran stock market investment scams using fake trading platforms, explicitly targeting victims in Malaysia.

Beyond the fraud ring, the broader crackdown scrutinised 341 foreign residents (118 women) across all sites. Twenty individuals were found without valid passports or documentation.

In a parallel narcotics raid, Khan Sen Sok authorities stormed a 25th-floor unit at the H Sen Sok Condominium, arresting two Chinese men and seizing five packages of illicit drugs and paraphernalia.

All suspects and evidence from both operations have been transferred to the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Headquarters for prosecution.

Over the five-day enforcement drive, officials have checked nearly 2,000 foreign nationals and detained close to 40 individuals for various offenses – signaling an aggressive new front in Cambodia's fight against scam compounds that have tarnished the nation's reputation.

By K. Rithy Reak