Korea, Cambodia agree to expand investigation of joint police team to include drug, gambling crimes
Published: 29 Apr. 2026, 16:10
Updated: 29 Apr. 2026, 17:29
![Acting National Police Agency chief Yoo Jae-seong, left, and his Cambodian counterpart Sar Thet pose for a photo after meeting in Seoul on April 29. [NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/04/29/b40c38cf-18cb-482f-9670-aafa25e06f78.jpg)
Acting National Police Agency chief Yoo Jae-seong, left, and his Cambodian counterpart Sar Thet pose for a photo after meeting in Seoul on April 29. [NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY]
The Korean and Cambodian police agreed on Wednesday to expand the scope of their joint investigation to include drug and online gambling crimes, Seoul's National Police Agency (NPA) said.
Acting NPA chief Yoo Jae-seong and his Cambodian counterpart, Sar Thet, reached the agreement for the Cambodia-based joint investigation team during their talks in Seoul as part of efforts to root out transnational crime involving Koreans, according to the NPA.
The Korean-Cambodian joint task force for Koreans was launched late last year to tackle scam crimes involving Korean nationals in the Southeast Asian country in response to the torture and death of a Korean college student.
The student had been lured to Cambodia in an employment scam, and his death sparked widespread public outrage in Korea.
Since its launch, the joint team has apprehended 166 scam suspects in the Southeast Asian nation and rescued five Korean nationals who were detained in scam centers there.
The NPA has also decided to launch an official development assistance project worth 18 billion won ($12 million) with the Korea International Cooperation Agency to help boost the Cambodian police's crime scene investigation capabilities.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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