Cambodian authorities conduct a raid on a scam compound in Bavet near the Cambodia–Vietnam border. (AKP)
Around 180 Myanmar nationals were among more than 2,000 foreign citizens detained by Cambodian authorities during a raid on an online scam compound in Bavet, a border city in Svay Rieng province on January 31. Cambodia’s Interior Ministry said those detained included 1,792 people from mainland China, 5 from Taiwan, 177 from Vietnam and 179 from Myanmar.
The compound widely known as one of Cambodia’s largest scam centres. Moreover, it has been linked to human trafficking, forced labour and abuse. Following the raid, detainees contacted the Myanmar Embassy, which said their names had already been registered and that repatriation could take between two weeks and one month.
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