Cambodian authorities handed 36 Thai nationals, including 18 women, over to their Thai counterparts at the Poipet–Khlong Luek international border crossing on July 24, 2026, so they could return home. They were deported from Cambodia in connection with offences involving illegal border crossing and entry into a military area with unlawful intent, for which they had completed their sentences.
According to the Poipet International Border Police Post, its chief, Brigadier General អ៊ី ចំរើន, led his officers in cooperation with personnel from the Siem Reap pre-deportation office of the General Department of Immigration’s Investigation and Procedures Department. The department’s participating team was led by its deputy director, Major General យឿម ម៉ាន់. Lieutenant Colonel ឆាយ ឆុន, head of the Procedures Enforcement Office of the Oddar Meanchey Provincial Police, also took part. ប៉ាន់ខែម ប៊ុនថន, deputy head of the Banteay Meanchey provincial local-support working group and head of the Poipet city local-support working group, and relevant institutions attended the handover. Together they transferred and sent the 36 Thai nationals, including 18 women, out of Cambodia through the Poipet–Khlong Luek crossing after completion of sentences linked to illegal border crossing and entry into a military area with unlawful intent. The police post also provided drinking water to each of them.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
