Aa |   aA
PM Thanks Japan for Supporting the Upgrading of Cambodian Deep Seaport | Completion Ceremony Held for Renovation of General Cargo Quay at Sihanoukville Port | Angkor Enterprise Launches First Phase of Service Improvement | Live: Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia, returns home after attending the World Knowledge Forum in the Republic of Korea. | BREAKING: Cambodia Regrets U.S. Sanctions on Businessman Ly Yong Phat | BREAKING: CPP Condemns U.S. Sanctions on Ly Yong Phat as Politically Motivated Attack on Sovereignty | U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon Ly Yong Phat Amid Human Trafficking Allegations |

Banteay Meanchey Police Crack Down on Human Trafficking Case, Detain 23 People

  • Posted Dec 23, 2021 15:54 by Sreypor Kong
  • 2526
  Aa |   aA

BANTEAY MEANCHEY: Border authorities in Banteay Meanchey province arrested 23 Cambodians, including four children, who tried to cross the border to work illegally in Thailand on Wednesday night.

The Commander of the 815th Border Police Battalion, Colonel Suong Sao, told reporters that 22 of the arrested illegal migrant workers are from Siem Reap and had been deceived by sex traffickers into illegal employment in Thailand.

According to Colonel Suong Sao, after educating the 22 workers and the driver who was taking them across the border, the authorities handed over the 23 Cambodians to the specialized department of the Malai District Police Inspectorate to follow up with the appropriate arrest procedure.


Related News