Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has said that Cambodians were defrauded of nearly $40 million in the first half of the year.
Sokha, who also chairs the National Committee for Combatting Human Trafficking (NCCT), has called on law enforcement and other relevant authorities to ramp up their efforts in the fight against human trafficking, highlighting the increasing sophistication of criminals involved in these activities.
Sokha made these remarks while presiding over the 8th annual “National Interfaith Day against Human Trafficking,” held at the Chroy Changvar International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Phnom Penh. The event, which focused on the theme “Religious Moral Education in the Prevention of Human Trafficking in the Digital Era,” drew an audience of around 2,500 participants.
