Cambodian authorities have initiated nationwide inspections of foreigners to crack down on human trafficking, following reports of thousands of Asian victims being lured and trapped in the country through job scams.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng said police have begun checking foreigners staying in Kandal and Preah Sihanoukville provinces to rescue victims and arrest human traffickers, local media Khmer Times reported.
Several suspects have been arrested, and some victims were brought into protective custody. Kheng did not specify how many suspects and victims were taken into custody during the operation.
Some foreigners claimed that they had been lured by job listings offering high salaries, but after arriving in Cambodia, they were forced to work illegally in jobs that were “not what they had agreed to,” Kheng said….