They are involved in various illicit activities, including human trafficking, drug trafficking and money laundering through casinos and construction projects. These groups often form alliances with local groups and cooperate with criminals in neighbouring countries. Cambodia is a significant transit point for drug trafficking, which is controlled almost exclusively by transnational organized crime groups that exert a substantial amount of economic power. Smaller criminal networks also operate in Cambodia, with involvement in human trafficking, human smuggling, wildlife trade and cyber-scams. Many of these networks pay tribute to local policing agencies and are said to be undisturbed, particularly in relation to illicit logging and wildlife trafficking.
mandag 6. mai 2024
Crime in Cambodia: China is playing a key role
Mafia-style groups are becoming increasingly powerful in Cambodia. The most important ones are involved in real estate, casinos, security and cryptocurrency business dealings throughout the region, while others collaborate with foreign groups in drug trafficking, illegal logging, wildlife trafficking human smuggling and human trafficking. Cambodian officials are worried about the unpredictable connections of these groups with the government and transnational entities. In fact, foreign criminal groups, particularly those from China, have played a key role in the expansion of organized crime in Cambodia.
