FILE - A Cambodian police man directs traffic as a convoy of police vehicles that was reportedly carrying Japanese citizens who were taken into custody on suspicion of running phone scams moves along a street on their way to Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 11, 2023. Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in an online scam operation based in Cambodia were deported to Japan on Wednesday, Nov. 8, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesperson for Cambodia's Interior Ministry. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)Image: ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cambodia deports 25 Japanese nationals suspected of operating online scams

Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation based in Cambodia have been deported to Japan.

November 9, 2023

by AP

Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation based in Cambodia were deported to Japan on Wednesday, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s Interior Ministry.

The Japanese government arranged a charter flight to transport the suspects, who were detained in September after Cambodian police received a tip-off from their Japanese counterparts, he told The Associated Press.

The 25 were arrested in the capital, Phnom Penh, according to Gen. Keo Vanthan, a spokesperson for the immigration police.

In full: https://qz.com/cambodia-deports-25-japanese-nationals-suspected-of-ope-1851002006

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