Thai Examiner
Police top brass push back on claims by Cambodia’s Hun Sen that scammers enter through Thailand
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Thai police reject Hun Sen’s claim that Thailand is a scam transit route, insist Cambodia hosts bases. Border fraud, trafficking and Chinese-linked syndicates surge as crackdown intensifies, with ongoing cross-border enforcement and regional cooperat
Key facts
- Thai police reject Hun Sen’s claim that Thailand is a scam transit route, insist Cambodia hosts bases
- Senior Thai police reject Hun Sen’s claims of transit route as bases sit in Cambodia amid border concerns
- Illegal crossings persist as Thai Border crackdown intensifies with ongoing Fraud Centre coordination
- Ongoing border surveillance targets smuggling and trafficking as Thailand pursues visitor safety.
- Police warn of transit abuse and call for Cambodia’s cooperation against cross border scam networks
- Senior officials point to international reports naming Cambodia as the international base for scam centres
Summary
A sharp dispute has erupted between Bangkok and Phnom Penh over the region’s expanding scam networks. Senior Royal Thai Police officials rejected claims by Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen that Thailand is a transit route for international scam gangs. Instead, they said the operational bases sit inside Cambodia.
A senior Royal Thai Police officer on Monday rejected claims by Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen. In particular, the officer dismissed allegations that scammer gangs use Thailand as a transit route into Cambodia. Moreover, Thai police asserted that the operational bases of these networks are located inside Cambodia.