Cambodia Begins Monitoring of Foreigners in Human Trafficking Crackdown

Cambodia Begins Monitoring of Foreigners in Human Trafficking Crackdown
Tuk tuk taxis in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near Independence Monument are shown in this file photo. Shutterstock
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Cambodian authorities have initiated nationwide tracking of all foreigners as part of a crackdown on human trafficking, following reports of thousands of Asian victims being lured and trapped in the country through job scams.

Interior Minister Sar Kheng said police have begun checking foreigners staying in Kandal and Preah Sihanoukville provinces to rescue victims and arrest human traffickers, local newspaper Khmer Times reported.
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