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Cambodia Deports 181 Indonesians Among 577 Illegal Foreigners in Scam Crackdown
Phnom Penh, November 2, 2026: Cambodian authorities have deported 577 illegal foreigners from 22 nationalities in two operations—540 people over 11 days from Oct. 21 to 31, and 37 Indonesians on Nov. 1—with Indonesians forming the largest group at 181 and many tied to online scam operations, the General Department of Immigration announced.
The first operation removed 540 illegal foreigners, 115 of them women, from 22 countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Korea, Cameroon, Taiwan, Uganda, Russia, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Laos, India, Kazakhstan, Ghana and Uzbekistan.
Among them, 144 Indonesians (16 women) linked to online scams were deported through the Techo International Airport police post, while 36 Vietnamese (12 women) tied to online scams were expelled through the Trapeang Phlong international border gate in Tboung Khmum province. Other foreigners were deported after authorities found they had committed offences including illegal border crossing, document forgery, staying without a passport, extortion, use of fake visas with counterfeit QR codes, drug trafficking and use, illegal employment and other criminal offences.
On Nov. 1, a further 37 Indonesians (two women) were deported through the Techo International Airport police post after being found to have stayed illegally, worked unlawfully and been involved in online scams, in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in Cambodia.
The operations follow directives from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Abhisit Sandit Sar Sokha and orders from National Police General H.E. Sok Vanna, Director-General of the General Department of Immigration.
The crackdown reflects Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet's strict position that Cambodia will not allow criminals or lawbreakers to use Cambodian territory as a base for scams or offences that threaten regional and global security, with authorities ordered to continue cleaning up, suppressing and deporting offenders without exception to protect national honour and security.
Source: General Department of Immigration (GDI)
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Reported by The Khmer Today
