The Banteay Meanchey Provincial Unified Command inspected four locations in Poipet and found 275 Indonesian nationals, including 40 women.
The operation took place on May 24, 2026 under Banteay Meanchey Governor Oum Reatrey, who chaired the provincial unified command, with participation from relevant law-enforcement units and procedural coordination by a deputy prosecutor attached to the provincial court.
As part of the reported operations, Deputy Governor ប្រាក់ ប៉ូលី led an inspection of a four-storey building with 36 rooms in Poipet. Eighteen foreign nationals were found: 12 Indonesians and six Malaysians. They were taken to the Poipet municipal police inspectorate for further investigation.
Separately, Deputy Governor លៀម សុដា led a joint team working with National Police specialists to raid one site and carry out administrative inspections at four others.
Authorities said no foreign residents were found at one site in Kbal Spean village, Ou Chrov commune, Poipet, and suspected that they had left before the raid. The team found tables, chairs and four container units suspected of being used for sexual services, and temporarily sealed the site.
The 275 Indonesian nationals found during administrative inspections at the four locations were recorded as follows:
Location 1: a six-storey building with 45 rooms, where 163 Indonesian nationals were found, including 10 women.
Location 2: a seven-storey building with 26 rooms, where 53 Indonesian nationals were found, including 13 women.
Location 3: a ground-level house with 23 rooms, where 23 Indonesian nationals were found, including eight women.
Location 4: a five-storey building with 11 rooms, where 36 Indonesian nationals were found, including nine women.
At the time of the report, authorities were continuing their investigation and legal procedures. By: Pai Sokhim
