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The Ministry of Interior has received 186 complaints and reports related to human trafficking, Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said at a meeting in Preah Sihanouk province on September 12 on the fight against human, labour and sex trafficking.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has called for more concerted efforts, in term of policies and ground action, to resolve money laundering and human trafficking issues which has affected Cambodia’s reputation.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Since the government announced a campaign to stamp out human trafficking, authorities have been working hard to step up investigations and crackdowns.

Since the government announced a campaign to stamp out human trafficking, authorities have been working hard to step up investigations and crackdowns.

Cambodian law enforcement authorities are calling on the public to be aware of and guard against a scam run from abroad after two suspects were detained in connection to it by the criminal investigations department of the National Police.

The demand comes on the heels of last week’s visit from a U.N. monitor.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Minister of Interior Sar Kheng told UN special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn that authorities are working to crack down on criminal cartels that have capitalised on loopholes in the Kingdom’s laws and some law enforcement shortcomings to commit human trafficking crimes.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng told UN special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn that authorities are working to crack down on criminal cartels that have capitalised on loopholes in the Kingdom’s laws and some law enforcement shortcomings to commit human trafficking crimes.

As of June 30 this year, 6,584,578 out of the roughly seven million plots of land have been registered, with their titles handed over to the rightful owners, according to a senior official.

A senior Ministry of Interior official has voiced concern over the rising amount of drugs seized by police each year, noting that large-scale processing and production operations appear to be increasing despite the introduction of several new anti-drug mechanisms.