Around 1,000 to 2,000 Koreans believed to be involved in scam operations in Cambodia: NIS

Around 1,000 to 2,000 South Korean nationals are believed to be involved in scam operations in Cambodia, the spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday, amid a series of job scams involving the abduction and detention of South Koreans in the country. A key suspect in the killing of a Korean university student in Cambodia was also confirmed to be the ringleader behind a major drug case in Seoul's Gangnam district in 2023, lawmakers told reporters, citing the National Intelligence Service's (NIS) closed-door briefing. The NIS added that 57 South Koreans were among 3,075 suspects arrested by the Cambodian police in connection with such scams between June and July this year.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times