According to the original report, police entered two villas in Poipet, detained hundreds of foreign nationals and seized vehicles and other items. The report also describes a handgun seizure. The report cites the General Commissariat of National Police as saying the people were suspected of hiding there to evade operations against online scams.
The report quotes the National Police as saying specialist officers continued searching for foreign nationals suspected of evading anti-scam operations on the outskirts of Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province, on the morning of May 5. The operation covered two villas in ទួលប្រាសាទ village, Poipet commune, where hundreds of foreign nationals were detained, vehicles and other items were seized, and a handgun seizure was reported.
The report says a representative of the prosecutor’s office attached to the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court coordinated the legal procedures, and the operation followed instructions from National Police Commissioner General Sar Thet. Each detainee’s identity and legal responsibility remained subject to investigation. Detention is not a conviction.
Written by: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
