Phnom Penh: In the case of the leader of an online gaming gang in Prek Khsach commune, Kiri Sakor district, Koh Kong province, involving Chinese nationals, it was recently discovered through an immigration officer at the Techo International Airport checkpoint that he had received a bribe of more than $200,000.
According to a press release from the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) spokesman, Mr. Soy Chanvichet, after running out of large buildings for clandestine activities, the online gaming gang in Prek Khsach, which had dispersed, continued to operate in small groups. In the case of the leader, Trangol, is an alias and is named in the group as Chai Youyuan, and his real name on his Chinese identity card and Chinese passport is Zhang Jianqian. Chai Yovyen offered benefits (bribes) to Mr. Ream Rom, the chief of Prek Khsach commune, to obtain a location as a logistical shelter and protection so that they could continue their fraudulent activities using technology.
The spokesman said that in addition to the chief of Prek Khsach commune and his cronies, there was also the deputy inspector of Kiri Sakor district, Lieutenant Colonel Jin Sophian, a conspirator. Chai Yovyen, the leader of this online scam group, also has another network of his own that facilitates online scammers to enter Cambodia illegally through Techo International Airport. The network is named PHE PHAT PHENG (aka Yong Ping, aka Jack, aka Jack YP, aka Yong Ping Isolated, aka Yong Ping Alzheimer) is a lieutenant colonel of the Immigration Police.
Phe Phat Pheng committed a crime against the law, contrary to the principles And the leadership of the General Department of Immigration, who dare to arrange for foreigners to enter Cambodia illegally, such as foreigners with blacklisted names, foreigners using fake passports, groups of foreigners who come to Cambodia who want to have people standing at the entrance, holding up signs to receive passengers in exchange for money. These online scammers were arranged by Phe Phatpheng to enter Cambodia without any obstacles. Among them is the online scam group of Chai Youyan. Phe Phatpheng sets an illegal service price on entering Cambodia for business visas. Phe Phatpheng requires all customers to send him in advance their plane tickets, passports, and identity cards so that he can prepare them in advance. When the customer arrives, he just needs to take a full-body photo and a small part of his face for him (Phe Phatpheng) to receive. Phe Phatpheng also has several Chinese language chat groups.
In his activities of running and coordinating cases of foreigners on the black list, banned from entering Cambodia, and online gaming suspects, from January to June 2026, according to the evidence that the ACU has not yet collected, Phe Phatpheng received $202,107 in 301 cases. The bribe of more than $200,000 was found to have been used by Phatpheng to buy a car and pay off a house in Borey L Village Residence worth $78,000.
The suspect Phatpheng, 30, was charged in a criminal case filed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court with the charge of: abusing the effective power of the Anti-Corruption Law.
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