Cambodia arrests more than 200 suspects in human trafficking and sex-trade cases in first nine months of 2025
The Interior Ministry reported 205 suspects arrested in 147 human-trafficking and sex-trade cases during the first nine months of 2025.
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Deputy Interior Ministry Spokesman Touch Sokhak said on October 22 that, during the first nine months of 2025, authorities handled 147 human trafficking and sex-trade cases, including 92 sex-trade cases. They sent 205 suspects, including 37 women and 19 foreigners, to the capital and provincial courts.
The 55 human trafficking cases resulted in 79 arrests, including seven women and 13 foreigners, and 200 victims rescued. The 92 sex-trade cases resulted in 126 arrests, including 30 women and six foreigners, and 283 victims rescued. A total of 483 victims were rescued.
The Ministry of Interior, working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant domestic and foreign specialist agencies, also helped 157 Cambodians return home, including 36 minors.
By Pai Sokhim.
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