Cambodia has stepped up measures to crack down on cross-border crime, expelling more than 200 foreigners involved in technological fraudulent activities within the framework of collaborating with regional partner countries to curb cross-border crime networks.
According to the Immigration Department of the Interior, "The deportation was carried out on January 23, 2026, on a total of 209 foreigners, including 73 South Koreans and 136 Burmese nationals, sent back to their countries of origin for their authorities to carry out the proceedings."
Authorities state that these foreigners are both suspected of committing crimes and victims who have been tricked or coerced into engaging in fraudulent activities through technology, demonstrating the complex characteristics of fraudulent crime networks, often involving human trafficking and extortion.
Cambodian authorities mentioned: "This is not the first time that South Koreans have been sent back to the country after being found to be involved in cyber phishing offenses, while in 2025, Cambodia also expelled 244 Koreans."
The Ministry of Interior has confirmed that the expulsion of foreigners this time is the implementation of strict legal measures to clean up technocratic crimes, ensure the safety of citizens both domestically and internationally, and ensure that the ringleaders and those behind the fraudulent activities will be held accountable by law without exception.
Official statistics show that from January 1 to 22, 2023, Cambodia expelled a total of 1,620 foreigners from 21 nationalities, including Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Pakistani, Indonesian, South Korean, and Burmese.
Over the last seven months, nationwide operations to crack down on tech phishing activities have led to the arrest of 5106 suspects from 23 nationalities and the deportation of 4,534 to their countries of origin.
Meanwhile, Cambodian courts have handled 37 major cases and also convicted 172 gangsters and felons.
Authorities have claimed that the techno-phishing cleanup campaign will continue in close collaboration between ministries, relevant institutions, competent forces, and partner countries, taking the strictest legal measures against the perpetrators, while rescuing and protecting victims remains a key priority.
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