Koreans apprehended throughout a joint Korean and Cambodian police raid at a felony advanced within the province of Mondulkiri, Cambodia, Thursday. Courtesy of Nationwide Police Company
Twenty-six Korean nationals have been apprehended throughout a joint police crackdown at a rip-off middle in a Cambodia-Vietnam border city final week, with one Korean free of confinement, police stated Sunday.
A joint staff of Korea and Cambodia on Thursday raided the positioning situated within the province of Mondulkiri, jap Cambodia, close to the Vietnamese border, and took the 26 Koreans into custody for suspected involvement in rip-off operations, based on the Nationwide Police Company (NPA).
The operation additionally led to the rescue of a person in his 20s who had been confined and tortured on the web site.
The raid concerned 40 Cambodian law enforcement officials and 4 Korean officers, the NPA stated.
The transfer comes as Korea has been ramping up efforts to fight crimes focusing on Koreans in Cambodia, comparable to on-line scams, following the torture and dying of a Korean school scholar lured to a rip-off middle within the Southeast Asian nation in August.
The Seoul-Phnom Penh joint staff has apprehended 92 rip-off suspects and rescued two Korean victims up to now this month.
“By means of shut cooperation between the 2 nations’ police authorities, we are going to intensify the crackdown on on-line scams and voice phishing crimes,” an NPA official stated.
President Lee Jae Myung additionally praised the officers concerned within the operation and pledged stronger worldwide cooperation to eradicate such crimes.
“I recognize their dedication to finishing their mission regardless of the damaging and harsh circumstances in unfamiliar territory,” Lee stated in a publish on X.
“We are going to additional strengthen cooperation with legislation enforcement companies worldwide to eradicate worldwide organized crime, together with on-line scams and voice phishing,” he added.
