On October 19, police in Bavet City, Svay Rieng Province, conducted surprise inspections of four locations suspected of illegal operations, arresting a total of 14 individuals. Nine of them, five Vietnamese nationals and four Cambodians, are suspected of online fraud. Police seized mobile phones and WiFi equipment and shut down the villa involved.
In another townhouse, officers recovered four laptops suspected of being used for cyber scams, though the occupants had already fled before the raid, prompting authorities to cordon off the premises. Meanwhile, at another townhouse, five more Vietnamese nationals were taken into custody on suspicion of drug use and illegal weapons possession, with a handgun, ammunition, and suspected narcotics seized from the scene.
As Cambodian authorities maintain sustained pressure on traditional scam compounds, operators may increasingly be dispersing into residential villas and shophouses to evade detection. Positioned right on the border with Vietnam, Bavet sees fluid cross-border movements, where decentralized scam cells can easily intertwine with narcotics and illicit firearms. For property owners and landlords in the area, screening tenants rigorously may now be critical to avoid having their properties caught up in sudden criminal investigations.
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