Police arrested 4 men for misleading 112 labourers and taking $110,000 from them, under the guise of employment in South Korea


Buth Reaksmey Kongkea                                                            

Police in the municipal anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection department in cooperation with police in Porsenchey district, on March 8, 2023 arrested 4 men for misleading 112 labourers and taking $110,000 from them, under the guise of employment in South Korea.

Major Mom Sarim, the municipal anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection police officer, said that the four suspects were arrested at a guesthouse in Por Senchey district’s Kakab I commune.

Maj Sarim said that according to the police’s investigations and the victims’ complaints, in January this year, the four suspects, who claimed that they were the representatives of a Korean-based-recruitment agency, who advertised job opportunities in South Korea across the county.

According to their advertisement, those recruited would receive a salary of $1,500 per month, however, they had to pay $1,000 upfront for arranging travel documents and Korean language lessons, he said.

He noted that between January and February, they recruited a total of 112 labourers and each of them paid $1,000 to them and were scheduled to depart on Tuesday this week.

In the early part of this week the victims travelled to Phnom Penh in order to prepare before departing to South Korea, he added. 

“But when the victim arrived in Phnom Penh and met with the four suspects, they were told that their trip had been postponed as there was no direct flight.  They told the victims to return back to their home and wait for the new date of departure,” he told the Khmer Times.

“The victims were angry with them and became suspicious. They confronted them at the guesthouse where they stayed on Tuesday’s evening,” he said.

“The victims asked for their money back, but the suspects did not refund them,” he added.  

He noted that the four suspects were later arrested on Wednesday in accordance with the victims’ complaint.



He said that the four suspects are accused with “Unlawful Removal for Cross-Border Transfer” under Article 11 of the Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation.

If convicted, they face a jail term from 7 to 15 years each.

They have been detained at the municipal police headquarter for further investigation and will be sent to the court for questioning on Thursday this week, he added.

However, Maj Sarim did not reveal their identities because police are still working on the case. 

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