Battambang provincial authorities carried out an operation against suspected covert technology-enabled scams in ភ្នំព្រឹក district, detaining 27 Chinese nationals and seizing technology equipment.
According to the report, the operation took place on May 5, 2026, following instructions from National Police Commissioner General Sar Thet and under provincial police chief Major General ដាញ់ អេងប៊ុនចាន់, with procedural coordination by a representative of the prosecutor’s office attached to the provincial Court of First Instance.
Specialist provincial police, ភ្នំព្រឹក district police and joint forces led by ឌួង ឧត្តម, a member of the គ.ប.ឆ.ប secretariat and head of Joint Working Group 3, searched two sites housing groups of foreign residents in ភ្នំតូច village, ពេជ្រចិន្តា commune, ភ្នំព្រឹក district, Battambang province.
The first site was a rental house belonging to ប៉េង ស្រៀង; the second was the “ពេជ្រចិន្តា” guesthouse. They housed a total of 27 Chinese nationals, including one woman. According to the report, checks found that seven held valid passports and residence visas, while twenty had no passports.
The items seized included 48 desktop computers, nine laptops, 83 keyboards, 50 mice, 149 mobile phones, two backup power units and one printer.
At the time of the report, the suspects were being questioned and undergoing further legal procedures. The seized items were being held and transferred to the specialist office of Battambang provincial police. By: សុខ ស៊ីណាន
