AKP Phnom Penh, February 05, 2026 --

Cambodian competent authorities have continued large-scale, zero-tolerance operations against online scam networks based in the Kingdom over the past month, according to the Secretariat of the Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS).

From Jan. 1 to early February 2026, authorities conducted operations at 190 locations linked to online fraud activities, including 44 casinos across Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Kandal, Svay Rieng, Phnom Penh, Pursat, Prey Veng, and Mondulkiri provinces, the CCOS reported.

During these operations, police detained 2,508 suspects of seven nationalities, namely Nepali, Chinese, Malaysian, Lao, Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi.

The CCOS said the results were achieved through close cooperation among various Cambodian law-enforcement agencies, as well as with international partners including China, the United States, and South Korea.

In addition, the CCOS reported that 110,095 foreign nationals of six nationalities – Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani – left Cambodia between January and early February 2026.

Over the past eight months, Cambodian courts have pursued 37 major cases, resulting in the conviction of 172 ringleaders and accomplices, and the deportation of approximately 9,314 foreign nationals, the report added.

By Heng Panha