Global law enforcement targets Southeast Asian cyberscam gangs

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Chinese online scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers before being deported from Cambodia in 2017. © Reuters

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer

PHNOM PENH -- International pressure is intensifying on the cyberscam industry in Southeast Asia, with the United Kingdom sanctioning actors in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, Interpol coordinating a multicountry operation and China issuing arrest warrants for major players.

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