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Police in Sihanoukville in September 2022. (Mech Dara/VOD)

Court Questions Suspects on Money Laundering After Sihanoukville Raid

A group of suspects is being questioned by the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court in connection to “illegal gambling” and “money laundering” after police raided a Sihanoukville building, finding 223 foreign nationals, months after a string of similar raids on scam compounds.

A police officer directs traffic in Sihanoukville on January 21, 2021. (Tran Techseng/VOD)

Briefs: Police to Investigate Illegal Sihanoukville Business

The Preah Sihanouk provincial administration announced police are investigating a Sihanoukville business, a possible targeting of an illegal operator following a series of recent human trafficking rescues from scam compounds.