Oddar meanchey: A news team received a video clip from a Cambodian source showing a Chinese gang chasing a Vietnamese man who was trying to escape a scammer's lair. A recent investigation revealed that the scammer gang had hidden away in Or Samet on the Cambodian side, expanding their empire, forcing Thailand to be vigilant.
According to Thai News Agency, a 1.12-minute clip was obtained from the news team. This clip shows the incident that occurred last Saturday in front of the Oarsmed gas station in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, and opposite the Chong Chom permanent border crossing in Kab Choeng District, Surin Province. The clip shows three men, later identified as Chinese gang members, pushing and forcing a Vietnamese man trying to escape a scammer gang into a pickup truck. After successfully forcing him, the Chinese gang gets into another vehicle and prepares to drive away. A source shared this clip, but it also seems to implicate other nations in the crime, not just Cambodians, highlighting the global problem of transnational crime. Another nine-second clip shows ongoing construction of a building behind the casino, which Thai security forces say is a new base for call center gangs, who moved from Myawaddy to escape pressure during the Thai-Cambodian border clashes. The building was undamaged, with only bullets falling nearby, and some scammers managed to escape across the border to Thailand.
The construction clip is consistent with the reporter's drive to check out various points around the border crossing, particularly the one adjacent to the permanent checkpoint at Chong Chom, Or Samet. The reporter found activity in the area where scammers had fled to hide and build a large scammer empire, particularly the office building, which is now complete and located next to two casinos within Or Samet.
Kab Choeng District Chief Sittirot Charoenthanasak admitted that there are two gambling dens along this border. He added that both locations have previously helped Thais who were scammed by scammers, but that time, he sought cooperation from Cambodia, where scammers rented several units from the casinos. Prior to the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, Thailand was aware that gambling dens housed thousands of scammers of various nationalities, not just Thais. However, he noted that he could not determine the number of Thais present. He added that if scammers failed to meet their targets, they were often abused or sent to be sold elsewhere.
Police Colonel Khamphon Nonnuch, Superintendent of Kabchoeng Police Station, confirmed that police have implemented strict surveillance measures, in accordance with the orders of the Provincial Police Region 3 Commander. They are coordinating with all sectors, including the military, Immigration Bureau, and the administrative sector, to conduct surveillance, news monitoring, and suppression efforts.