First, let’s make this clear. On the morning of September 8, police from Koh Kong City in Koh Kong Province went to carry out an administrative inspection in the jurisdiction of Sidengwei County and found a site suspected of engaging in online fraud. Local media said 9 Chinese nationals were arrested at the scene, including 1 woman.
An official said some laptops and mobile phones were also seized in the operation, and these devices were believed to have been used for online fraud. The people and the equipment have now all been taken away, and police are still investigating further. The case will be handled according to the law afterward.
Another detail also stood out. Local media said the landlord who rented the house to this group of Chinese nationals was an administrative officer in the Secretariat of the Koh Kong Provincial Court of First Instance. Police have also included this situation in the investigation.
Whenever there is a surprise raid like this, news spreads especially fast here. People at tea stalls and roadside stands start talking about it very quickly. Motorbikes pass back and forth during the day, and whether the lights in rental houses are on at night is something locals actually notice. It is only when the police show up that the whole matter is considered fully out in the open.
