Cambodia lets loose the cannons on human trafficking, arresting more than 1,000 in large-scale operation targeting cybercrime rings across the country.

Cambodia lets loose the cannons on human trafficking, arresting more than 1,000 in large-scale operation targeting cybercrime rings across the country.

In a decisive move against rampant online fraud, Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 individuals in a large-scale operation targeting cybercrime rings across the country. The coordinated raids, which took place over several days in mid-July 2025, followed a directive from Prime Minister Hun Manet emphasizing the urgent need to safeguard national security and public order amid a surge of technology-enabled scams.