Military police in Preah Sihanouk province recently conducted operations against online scams at two locations in Sihanoukville, arresting 29 suspects, including 25 Vietnamese nationals. Fresh News reported that specialized provincial military police units carried out the operations with local administrative law enforcement personnel, in coordination with a prosecutor of the provincial Court of First Instance.
At around 1 p.m. that day, officers raided a villa in Village 5, Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville, arresting 15 people: a Cambodian woman who owned the property and 14 Vietnamese men. At around 9:50 p.m. that evening, the task force went to an apartment in Village 4, Sangkat 4, arresting 14 people, including a Chinese man, 11 Vietnamese nationals and two Cambodians. According to the report, the Chinese man arrested at the second location was suspected of organizing the operation behind the scenes.
During the operations, police seized computers, mobile phones, passports, bank cards, vehicles and other electronic equipment. All suspects and related evidence have been handed over to the Preah Sihanouk provincial military police for further investigation and legal proceedings.
Separate social media posts claimed that police inspected Star Bay and took dozens of people away by bus. However, no police announcement or reliable media report has so far been found confirming the claim, and it remains unclear whether it is connected to the operations described above.
