US EditionCambodia to Keep up Crackdown on Scam Centers After Arrest of Alleged Mastermind
Chen Zhi, linked to $15 billion bitcoin seizures, was extradited amid joint China-Cambodia efforts targeting Southeast Asian scam networks involving tens of thousands of workers.
- Chinese-Born Chen was arrested and extradited to China in a joint investigation by China and Cambodia for running a global scam network.
- Chen heads the Prince Group conglomerate, which US authorities say was a front for 'one of the largest investment fraud operations in history'.
- Cambodia vows to continue cracking down on transnational crimes like online scam organizations, with Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn stating 'It's a continued combat, and we have set measures and steps in order to eradicate this crime'.
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Cambodia's Foreign Minister boasted that the country would continue its rigorous crackdown on online scam centers, even after the arrest and extradition of Chen Zhi, a suspect in a major transnational scam network, to China for prosecution.
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Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind
Cambodia’s arrest of alleged scam centre kingpin Chen Zhi and his extradition to China was “not the end” of the South-east Asian nation’s battle to stamp out transborder crimes, its foreign minister said.
Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind Chen Zhi
Cambodia’s arrest of alleged scam centre kingpin Chen Zhi and his extradition to China was “not the end” of the South-east Asian nation’s battle to stamp out transborder crimes, its foreign minister said.
Cambodia delivered to China Chen Zhi, a Sino-Cambodian magnate accused of being at the head of a vast international cyberfraud network, marking a major step in the regional fight against transnational crime. Extradition took place on 7 January 2026, after several months of joint investigations and judicial proceedings between Phnom Penh and Beijing. An economic empire tainted with crimes Chen Zhi, founder and president of the Prince Holding Grou…
Cambodia Extradites Alleged Scam Kingpin Chen Zhi to China, Signals Ongoing Fight Against Transnational Crime
Cambodia’s recent arrest and extradition of alleged scam network leader Chen Zhi to China marks a significant step in the Southeast Asian nation’s campaign against trans-border crime, but the government emphasized that the operation is far from over. Chen, a… The post Cambodia Extradites Alleged Scam Kingpin Chen Zhi to China, Signals Ongoing Fight Against Transnational Crime appeared first on The Asia Live.
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Cambodia affirms it will continue its fight against cross-border fraud rings following the arrest of ringleader Chen Zhi.
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