{"asset":"news","key":"5962","locale":"en","id":"news:5962:en","entityId":"news:5962","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/5962","state":"ready","title":"Report says anti-scam operations in two provinces detained 153 foreign suspects","summary":"The report says April 7 operations detained 153 foreign suspects: 14 at a rented property in Kep and 139 at Orkide Casino in Poipet, with equipment seized. The government reportedly pledged continued national coordination against online fraud.","body":"According to the report, Cambodian enforcement agencies carried out anti-scam operations at two suspected sites in Banteay Meanchey and Kep provinces on April 7 under Prime Minister Hun Manet’s leadership, detaining 153 foreign suspects. The report interpreted the action as a message that Cambodia would not serve as a refuge for crime.\n\nKep police reportedly detained 14 foreigners and seized relevant evidence at a rented property in Kep city. In Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province, officers reportedly detained 139 people and seized computers, mobile phones and other equipment in a four-storey, 52-room building at Orkide Casino. The first floor was allegedly used for scams and the remaining floors for accommodation.\nThe government reportedly described anti-scam enforcement as a national priority. Under Interior Minister Sar Sokha, the ministry was strengthening nationwide coordination between the National Police and local agencies and maintaining systematic action against transnational scam networks.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"14205","languageVersionId":"8721","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.Gtv38_V3v__PoWL9OVtWbuGpb5dej5QlFUYrZfMO-98"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"172","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-08T09:02:50Z"}