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Cambodia Deports 721 Foreigners of 20 Nationalities in Ten Days
PHNOM PENH — October 21, 2026: Cambodian authorities deported 721 illegal foreign nationals, 95 of them women, from 20 countries over the ten days from October 11 to 20, the General Department of Immigration said.
The operation was carried out on the guidance of H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Sar Sokha, Minister of Interior, and under the direct assignment of H.E. General Sok Veasna, Director General of Immigration, with the Investigation and Procedures Department handling the deportation procedures, the department said.
Indonesians formed the largest group at 355, including 54 women, all linked to online scams and removed through Techo International Airport. Chinese nationals were next at 90, including three women, also on scam-related grounds, and were sent out on a special flight.
The remaining deportees were removed after authorities found them to have committed offences including illegal border crossing, document forgery, staying without a passport, kidnapping for ransom, use of counterfeit visas and fake QR codes, drug trafficking and use, illegal work and other criminal offences, according to the department.
The nationalities listed were Indonesia, China, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Nigeria, Pakistan, Cameroon, Japan, Ghana, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, Uganda, India, Myanmar, France, Liberia, Switzerland, Uzbekistan and the United States.
The department cited PM Hun Manet's standing position that Cambodia will not allow criminals or illegal entrants to use its territory as a base for scams or for crimes that destabilise the region and the world, and that authorities must continue to clear, suppress and deport without exception to protect national honour and security.
Source: General Department of Immigration (GDI), Cambodia (Facebook)
Reported by The Khmer Today
