Phnom Penh: In the first six months of 2026, the Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Protection of Minors of the National Commission to Combat Human Trafficking and the Metropolitan and Provincial Police Departments of the National Police General Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, as well as the Military Police across the country, have cooperated in monitoring, investigating, and suppressing 112 cases of human trafficking and sexual exploitation and rescued 581 victims (333 women). This number is an increase of 13 cases, or 13.13 percent, compared to the first half of 2025.
According to a report by the National Commission to Combat Human Trafficking Among the crimes that the authorities have cracked down on, there have been 44 cases of human trafficking, 53 suspects (3 females) have been arrested, and 327 victims (111 females) have been rescued, including 23 under 15 years old (15 females), 19 between 15 and 17 years old (6 females), and 285 over 18 years old (90 females).
As for sexual exploitation, there have been 68 cases of sexual exploitation, 116 suspects have been arrested, 30 of whom are female, including 34 foreigners (29 Chinese, 3 Vietnamese, 1 Bangladeshi, and 1 Japanese), and 254 victims (222 females) have been rescued, including 55 under 15 years old (51 females), 78 between 15 and 17 years old (75 females), and 121 over 18 years old (96 females).
According to the same report In the crackdown, authorities arrested a total of 169 suspects (33 women) and filed cases with the provincial and municipal courts. Among those suspects, 34 were foreigners (3 women), including 29 Chinese, 3 Vietnamese, 1 Bangladeshi, and 1 Japanese.
It should be noted that in the past 6 months, the report also showed the cases processed for human trafficking, including 196 cases (124 new) involving 306 people (29 women), 165 cases (102 new) involving 260 people (27 women), 140 cases (79 new) involving 232 people (22 women), and 11 cases (14 women) with 14 people (1 woman) suspended.
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