The move comes as governments around the world have intensified their crackdown on an alleged multibillion-dollar online scam empire since Chen’s arrest.
The raid, a joint operation by Phnom Penh police, the country’s Commission for Combating Technology-Based Scams (CCTC), local government and representatives from the prosecutor’s office, took place on Saturday, the Phnom Penh Post said.
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The detained individuals were of six nationalities and are accused of running online scam operations or illegal residency.
The police also confiscated 800 mobile phones, more than 100 computers and other materials, the report said.
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“Based on preliminary forensics, the suspects utilised the locations to carry out technology-based fraud by luring people both inside and outside the country into fake investment schemes,” the CCTC was quoted as saying.


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