Phnom Penh - Cambodian authorities on Thursday, 16 July 2026 have seized nearly 2,000 devices from three suspects who were arrested in a series of raids to crackdown cyber scam networks, hiding in the country.
Phnom Penh City Administration Deputy Director Daw Samphor confirmed there were 61 locations across the capital have been identified as major hubs, linked to cyber crime activities.
Authorities have arrested a Chinese national with several equipment in Teuk Thla Sangkat, two more suspects were caught in Borey Canadia development. The two locations are in Sen Sok District.
Police also have found and seized 1,740 mobile phones, multiple all-in-one computers, a number of SIM cards, and a vehicle in the raids. Cambodia’s Anti-Technology Crime Department said the suspects are believed to have been storing and supplying equipment to support online scam networks.
Previously, Cambodia's Director General of the Immigration Department Sok Veasna announced on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 that 16,000 foreign online scam suspects had been deported from the country.
Sok Veasna also stated that the enforcement operations against online fraud have ramped up significantly since earlier in 2026. He emphasized that those deported person are banned to re-entering Cambodia permanently.
Cambodia is known as one of the major hub of large-scale transnational cyber scam syndicates in Southeast Asia.
"During the first six months of this year, we deported over 45,000 foreigners, including more than 16,000 online scam suspects," Sok Veasna said.***
