Cambodia aims at cross -border crime with mass arrests, Pact with Laos signs to combat fraud, drug trafficking, and drug trafficking

The Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 1,362 people, including hundreds of foreign nationals, in a comprehensive 20-day course of online fraud in seven provinces and the capital.

The campaignwhich was launched under the guideline of Prime Minister Hun Manet, marks the country's previously coordinated measures against cybercrime and forced labor networks.

The operation from June 27 to July 16, followed the first meeting of the newly founded Commission to combat cybercrime and a government directive signed on July 14th. The procedure was aimed at 20 known places in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Sihanoukville, Kampong Speu, Banteay Meanchey, Kratie and Provinces.

According to a report by the Commission's secretariat of July 17th, the uniform command among the 25 capital provincial administrations led the operations and confiscated hundreds of computers, telephones, weapons, drugs and other materials associated with fraudulent activities.

The authorities arrested by suspects of various nationalities, including 347 Vietnamese, 271 Indonesians, 226 Chinese and dozens of South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar, with the suspicion that some LAO members were also caught in the procedure.

In response to this, Cambodia and Laos signed a memorandum of Understanding on July 15 to deepen the cooperation on transnational crimes and drug trafficking and to commit themselves to joint training and legal coordination.

The Lao message in Phnom Penh did not immediately answer comments.

While many suspects were transferred to law enforcement in court and foreign citizens were dealt with for deportation, not all top -class fraud were rejected Camboja messages.

Despite the broad scope of the procedure, critics point out that some of the most notorious fraud centers in Cambodia, including Mango Park 2 in the province of Takeo, and the connections in Bavet, Svay Rieng, continue to operate.

Studies by Amnesty International and Camboja News have identified these websites as centers for cybercrime and human trafficking, citing gaps in enforcement, especially when it comes to networks with connections to mighty elites.

The procedure takes place with an increasing international examination.

Regional concerns have also intensified according to that Arrest of 59 Vietnamese Fraudsters in Laos' golden triangle and the confiscation of 70 million methamphetamine pills in the province of Bokeo.

According to the UN office for drugs and crime, the fraud in Southeast Asia cheated up to $ 40 billion every year.

In Cambodia alone, at least 53 fraud bonds are being trained, many of which report in forced labor, torture and illegal detention.