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32 Foreign Nationals from 32 Countries Under Investigation: Phnom Penh Police Jointly Raid Chamkarmon Apartment, Sweeping Online Scam Hideouts

1 month ago

Chamkarmon District Police Station Press Release: In order to implement the highest directives of Lieutenant General Choun Narin, Deputy Commissioner General of the National Police and Commissioner of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police; Pursuant to Sub-Decree No. 03 dated January 5, 2026, and Instruction No. 01 dated July 14, 2025, on the safety management of concentrated residential premises; With the approval of Lieutenant Colonel Hua Monhuan, Chief of Chamkarmon District Police Station, and under the legal coordination of Mr. Vimeakka, Deputy Prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court of First Instance; On September 13, 2026, Lieutenant Colonel Ly Youming, Deputy Chief of Chamkarmon District Police Station in charge of immigration affairs, led specialized forces together with police from the Bassac River Administrative Police Post, in joint operation with the Chamkarmon District Unified Command Committee (led by Mr. Khuong Le, District Governor of Chamkarmon) and district military police forces, to conduct joint administrative inspections of apartments, residential areas (Borey), guesthouses, and hotels within Chamkarmon District, Phnom Penh, aimed at investigating and eliminating suspected hideouts involved in online scam (ONLINE SCAMS) crimes. Details of the administrative inspection are as follows (1 location inspected in total): Chamkarmon Residence (Building No. 4, Street 41, Village 10, Bassac River Sub-district, Chamkarmon District) Inspection results: The building is a 17-story apartment with 45 rooms in total. There were 143 legally residing persons on site (63 females), covering 32 nationalities (all foreign nationals held valid passports and visas), specifically including: Australian: 2 (0 female) Bangladeshi: 2 (1 female) Belgian: 1 (0 female) Canadian: 13 (7 female) Chinese: 8 (4 female) Czech: 1 (0 female) Dutch: 5 (1 female) Dominican: 1 (0 female) French: 10 (5 female) British: 12 (8 female) Indian: 23 (10 female) Indonesian: 1 (1 female) Iraqi: 1 (0 female) Japanese: 4 (1 female) Kazakhstani: 2 (1 female) South Korean: 9 (3 female) Malaysian: 14 (4 female) Mexican: 1 (0 female) Myanmar: 1 (0 female) New Zealander: 1 (0 female) Filipino: 2 (2 female) Russian: 1 (0 female) German: 2 (0 female) Nigerian: 1 (0 female) Singaporean: 1 (1 female) South African: 2 (2 female) Sri Lankan: 9 (4 female) Thai: 3 (3 female) Ukrainian: 1 (1 female) American: 8 (3 female) Vietnamese: 1 (1 female) Kyrgyzstani: 1 (0 female) FPCS (Foreigners Present in Cambodia System) system verification: A total of 6 accounts were found, of which 5 were duplicate accounts, 5 were deleted accounts, 1 was retained, 0 were corrected, and 0 were newly created. Inspection conclusion: No persons or items involved in online scams or other illegal or criminal activities were found on site.

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Comments (5)

吃不胖佩奇1 month ago

The inspection conclusion clearly states that no fraud suspects or items were found, which suggests this operation was more of an administrative check rather than a direct crackdown. Will similar inspections be carried out on other buildings going forward?

XinnaLi1 month ago

32 nationalities, 143 people living together in a 17-story apartment building—that's a pretty high level of international diversity. The FPCS system flagged duplicate and deleted accounts, and that's worth paying attention to. Is there still room for improvement in account management?

黑色紫苏牛蛙1 month ago

Holding a valid passport and visa does not mean there is no risk—online fraud operations often hide behind legitimate identities. Nothing was found this time, but it is advisable to conduct regular follow-up checks on apartments with frequent comings and goings and a concentration of short-term rentals.

国际物流公司1 month ago

The operation involved coordination among multiple parties—the police, the gendarmerie, the unified command committee, and prosecutors—so from a procedural standpoint it appears fairly comprehensive. What I'd like to know is whether this kind of joint inspection will develop into a regular, ongoing mechanism, or whether it is only carried out in response to specific reported leads.

转口贸易物流1 month ago

From the report, only one apartment was inspected, with 143 people living in 45 rooms—a fairly high density. If the goal is to eliminate suspicions of online fraud, a broader sweep may be needed; a single-point inspection has limited deterrent effect.