Preah Sihanouk Province: Operations against online scams in the province are continuing intensively, without exceptions or relaxation.
The operations are being conducted under the leadership and direction of General Sao Sokha, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the National Gendarmerie, and Preah Sihanouk Governor Mang Sineth, with direct orders from Brigadier General Heng Bunthy, Commander of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Gendarmerie.
At 11:30 p.m. on October 4, 2026, a team of 12 officers from the security intelligence investigation department, led by Colonel Song Kosal, Deputy Commander of the Provincial Gendarmerie, and with procedural coordination from deputy prosecutor Chhay Sotra, raided a location suspected of involvement in online scams at the Yiek Lang Hotel (យៀកលាំង), a 22-storey building in Village 3, Sangkat 3, Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk Province.
Officers detained 22 Chinese male suspects in total. One suspect, identified as the manager, was detained on the ground floor.
Seven were found on the sixth floor, which contained accommodation, and 14 on the eighth floor, which contained offices and accommodation.
Officers seized 20 all-in-one desktop computers, one iPad and 52 mobile phones used for online operations, as well as 28 personal mobile phones, six small packets of drugs and eight passports.
All 22 suspects and the seized evidence have been sent to the specialised office at the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Gendarmerie headquarters for further legal proceedings.
By: Pai Sokhim
