Phnom Penh: The General Department of Immigration said that 17 Thai nationals involved in online scams have been deported from the Kingdom of Cambodia to their home countries.
Sources said that on July 17 2026, following the high-level recommendations of Dr. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and the leadership of the Ministry of Interior, Lieutenant General Sok Veasna, Director-General of Immigration, instructed the Department of Investigation and Implementation of Procedures to deport a total of 17 Thai nationals, 08 women, involved in cases of online scams and illegal possession and use of drugs) and illegal residence and work, were deported through the Cham Yam International Border Gate Police Station (Koh Kong Province).
The General Department of Immigration emphasizes that the expulsion of the above foreigners is a strict implementation of the legal measures of His Excellency Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the strong guidance of His Excellency Dr. Sar Sokha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Interior, in efforts to clean up and eliminate all cybercrimes that occur in the Kingdom of Cambodia to ensure the safety of citizens both in the region and around the world, without exception, especially for the masterminds behind them, as well as to rescue victims who were deceived by the masterminds into working in fraudulent activities. By any technology system and are free and can return to their country.
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