9 Taiwanese victims of Cambodia job scam brought home

Nine Taiwanese who were allegedly lured to Cambodia with lucrative job offers but then held and forced to work there illegally were brought back home Sunday night after a joint effort between Taiwan and Thailand, according to the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB).

With the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the nine people — six men and three women between the ages of 23 and 42 — took China Airlines flight CI-836 to return to Taiwan from Bangkok.

They arrived at Taoyuan International Airport at 9:55 p.m. Sunday and then went to the Aviation Police Bureau for questioning, before undergoing home isolation in accordance with Taiwan’s COVID-19 regulations.

In full: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202208150008

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