36 Chinese citizens arrested for entering Cambodia illegally

Thirty-six Chinese citizens were arrested after boarding the boat with them in waters off Sihanoukville by border police. According to police sources, the Koh Rong Samloem border police stopped the large steel ship on July 24th. from Po’an on Xiaori Island, Fujian Province, China, and had traveled approximately 2,000 nautical miles.2 Cambodians were also on the ship called Sim Pheng Kiphet. Man, 39 years old, from Kampong Sambo Village, Samrong Phnom Commune, Ek Phnom District, Battambang Province and Phan Reach, male, 22 years old, from Takuy ​​Village, Battambang City, Battambang Province After a COVID test, inmates have of the ship were sent to the General Department of Immigration for processing. It is not known why Chinese citizens came to Cambodia.