Cambodia: 496 arrested for illegal gambling in first two months of 2024

Authorities carried out 300 raids between January 1 and March 3.

Cambodia.- Touch Sokhak, the deputy spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, has revealed that 496 people were arrested in operations at 300 illicit gambling sites in the first two months of the year. According to Sokhak, law enforcement authorities took legal action against 69 operations, initiating procedural cases against 194 suspects to be prosecuted in court. 

The Ministry of Interior also took administrative actions against all 300 targeted locations. Administrative interventions, including education, guidance, and the issuance of cessation orders, were implemented at 231 sites.

In 2023, police conducted 1,786 operations against illegal gambling in Cambodia, leading to the arrest of 3,155 people, including 1,238 women and the arraignment of 700 offenders. According to Khmer Times, every three months, Interior minister Sar Sokha will meet with the Sub-National Authority to discuss crimes that occur in communes, districts, or villages.