(Sihanoukville): A total of 63 Vietnamese nationals, both male and female, were detained on suspicion of involvement in online scam operations at four separate locations in Preah Sihanouk Province.

The crackdown was led by Deputy Governor Yousof Soleiman in collaboration with law enforcement and relevant provincial authorities on 15 July 2025. The operations targeted four locations suspected based on prior investigations of being centres for online scam activities.

The four raided sites include:

1. SAI NA YANG GUANG INTERNATIONAL HOTEL CO., LTD – located in Group 13, Village 4, Sangkat 4, Preah Sihanouk City. The business is operated by LI JUN, a Chinese national, under a valid tourism license No. 433/24AB.SKH.GTC, effective from 1 August 2024, to 31 July 2025.

2. A rental flat in Borey BS, O'1 area – located in Group 1, Village 5, Sangkat 4. The building is two stories high and contains six rooms.

3. Two adjoining rental flats in Borey KL, O'5 area – a five-story structure with a total of 17 rooms.

4. A rental villa in O'5 area – located in Group 17, Village 4, Sangkat 4. The villa is two stories high and contains five rooms.

During the operation, authorities seized a large cache of items to be used as evidence, including: 34 passports, 54 desktop computers and 1 laptop, 3 monitor screens, 1 television, 4 security cameras, 58 mobile phones, 3 cars, 2 motorcycles, 1 printer, 2 lighting devices, 1 music amplifier, 2 microphones, 1 sound mixer box, 2 ping pong lottery machines, 1 iPad, 1 packet containing 28 suspected drug pills, and various other materials used as evidence

All suspects and confiscated items have been transferred to the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Police Headquarters for further legal processing.
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