Casino Raid Releases Hostages; 14 Arrests in Sihanoukville

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Wow! Crazy fuckers these noodle eaters.
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AndyKK wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:31 pm It's a little sketchy with a lack of information, such as who fired the guns. But here we see a good collection of arms, and two riffles for longer distance shots. It’s only a mater of time when they don’t want to be arrested and will fight for their freedom.
If that does occur, I guess some or most, will "fight for their freedom". But they would need, and quite possibly have, an immediately-actionable exit plan, if they somehow manage to get away from the gun battle. If they stick around, they will never be free. Likewise, anywhere, if they kill someone.

I would say many just aint gonna be taken alive.

Then there's the low-ranking bag-holders, ordered to hold them off as long as possible and "we'll meet you at the helipad."

They seem so confident in the brown paper bag security, that consequences are considered irrelevant.

In the case of the major players, it seems to be the case.

Pick off a few subsidiaries, to show work-in-progress.
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Could be Chinese whispers but the word on the street in Sinville is that they are back out though I think some took the fall.
Rumors are of $10,000 per crime & mobile phones (wouldn't surprise me).
What we do know is this illegal online gambling seems to be in full swing hence being held prisoner.
Sorry don't mean to state the obvious :oops:
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09/14/2021, 13.53
Fourteen Chinese arrested in connection with illegal activities in Sihanoukville’s China Project

Following an investigation by the Khmer Times, police raided a hotel-casino. A number of people were arrested and two victims released. Firearms were also found. Those arrested will be questioned after a 14-day quarantine. To avoid the crackdown, criminal activities are being moved away from the coastal city.

The authorities acted following the investigative work of the Khmer Times, which exposed how more than 8,000 people held prisoner by Chinese bosses were forced to engage in online fraud in a complex of buildings known as the China Project.

According to the Cambodian newspaper, shots were heard near the beach last Thursday. The next day, police raided the hotel. The criminals fired up to six shots as they attempted to flee to a nearby building. No deaths or injuries were reported.

The same criminal activities uncovered in the China Project investigation were found inside the Xihao Ying hotel-casino. In addition to online fraud, the authorities report enslavement, cross-border human trafficking and sexual abuse.

All those arrested are Chinese and were placed in solitary confinement for 14 days.

“We are now waiting for them to complete their quarantine and we take further action in accordance with the laws,” said Preah Sihanouk (Sihanoukville) provincial court’s spokesman Huoth Vichetr.

Police officers arrested two other Chinese nationals, but it was later discovered that they were actually victims of extortion and were released.

Police also confiscated seven firearms, including three automatic rifles, an AK47, and several bulletproof vests. Now the authorities are investigating the origin of this paraphernalia.

According to the Khmer Times, the police carried out the arrests under pressure from the central government, eager to put an end to the violence in Sihanoukville.

The newspaper expects more raids in neighbouring areas. It seems in fact that criminal groups are moving to other locations, including O'tres, Victory Hill, in central Sihanoukville and near the port, as well as Battambang province and the capital.

Cambodia can also rely on Chinese help. “We will continuously share information and provide encouragement to local law enforcement officers in their efforts to rid the coastal province and elsewhere of this menace,” said the head of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security Task Force after the raid.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:34 pm UPDATE
09/14/2021, 13.53
Fourteen Chinese arrested in connection with illegal activities in Sihanoukville’s China Project

Police officers arrested two other Chinese nationals, but it was later discovered that they were actually victims of extortion and were released.
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Sihanoukville's Golden World 3 Casino Raided; 36 Thais Forced to do Online Gambling
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Cambodia News, (Preah Sihanouk Province): On Thursday, September 23, 2021, Major General Chuon Narin, Preah Sihanouk Provincial Police Commissioner, reported that a group of Thais in Sihanoukville sought intervention after being forced into working at online gambling.

On September 4, 2021, the specialized police of Sihanoukville Provincial Police searched and found 36 Thai nationals, 10 of them women, who were smuggled by illegal brokers and were being held at Golden World 3 Casino, in Village 1, Sangkat 3, Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk Province.
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After that, HE Kouch Chamroeun, Provincial Governor, asked the medical team to test the group of Thais for Covid-19 virus, and 5 males and 1 female who tested positive were then treated at Sakana 3 Hotel.
Thirty-one non-positive individuals are currently being screened at Golden World 3 Casino.

After that, the specialized police force continued to search for the perpetrators who brought the above Thai nationals across the border illegally. Authorities arrested 4 people, including 3 Chinese people and 1 Thai person, and built a case which has been sent to the court of first instance and the law has been enforced.
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Meanwhile I presume the casino is still open :stir:
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