The Investigation and Procedures Department of Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration deported 98 Vietnamese nationals after they completed sentences connected with illegal drug trafficking and technology-enabled fraud
(online scams).
According to the immigration department, the deportations took place on Thursday, June 18, through the Banteay Chakrei international border police post in Prey Veng province, following directions from Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Sokha, Interior Ministry leaders and Immigration Director-General Lieutenant General សុខ វាសនា.
Separately, on June 15, immigration authorities deported 12 Vietnamese nationals, including three women, through the ត្រពាំងស្រែ international border police post in Kratie province. Their cases involved unlawful entry without passports, unlawful residence and work without passports, and online scams without passports. The group had been handed over by Banteay Meanchey and Siem Reap provincial police.
The immigration department said deportation formed part of strict law enforcement to eliminate technology-enabled crime in Cambodia and protect people in the region and worldwide, without exceptions, particularly for organizers behind such operations. It also described efforts to rescue victims deceived into scam work so they can regain freedom and return to their countries.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
