PHNOM PENH, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of suspects arrested in crackdown operations on online scam centers in Cambodia has increased to 3,170, said a press release from the Ad-Hoc Committee to Combat Online Scams on Thursday.
The authorities have raided 72 locations in 18 cities and provinces out of the kingdom's 25 cities and provinces since June 27 to date, the press release said, adding that the arrested suspects are of 19 nationalities.
The Southeast Asian country has launched a nationwide crackdown on cyber scam networks, aiming at maintaining and protecting security, public order, and social safety.
