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Mekong Dragon Campaign 7 marks milestone in cross-border crime fight

Nearly 60 delegates from customs and law enforcement agencies gathered in Khanh Hoa to review Operation Mekong Dragon 7.

Vietnam busts 1.2-ton drug trafficking ring from Golden Triangle

Police traced a 1.2-ton drug flow from Laos into Vietnam, leading to one of the country's biggest drug raids.

Vietnam dismantles ring smuggling 1.2 tonnes of drugs from Golden Triangle

Vietnamese police have dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking network, arresting 13 suspects and seizing 777 kg of synthetic narcotics, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) reported on November 20.

Vietnamese cyber gang in Cambodia scammed 8,000 victims out of $12.2 million

Lai Chau police arrested 59 Vietnamese suspects running an online fraud ring from Cambodia, defrauding thousands across Vietnam.

Vietnam, China conduct joint drill on counter-illegal border crossings

The Border Guard Command of Vietnam’s northern province of Lao Cai and the Honghe border management unit in China’s Yunnan province jointly held a drill on preventing illegal border crossings on October 28.

Chen Zhi’s crime empire ran scam floors targeting Vietnamese victims

According to an indictment from the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a transnational criminal empire in Cambodia led by Chen Zhi deliberately targeted Vietnamese citizens with sophisticated fraud schemes.

VN works with partner countries to strengthen citizen protection in Cambodia

Vietnam is working with partner countries to strengthen citizen protection and combat organized crime in Cambodia and beyond, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said at a press briefing on October 16.

Cambodia scam ring targeting Vietnamese citizens dismantled by police

A transnational tech scam based in Cambodia is shut down, with suspects returned to Vietnam for prosecution.

Golden Triangle scam rings smashed as Vietnam steps up cross-border fight

At a Friday session, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed the Government’s 2025 report on crime prevention and law violations, as well as anti-corruption efforts.

Vietnam police break up cross-border surrogacy ring led by Chinese man

The Criminal Police Department under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has dismantled a large-scale commercial surrogacy network operating across borders, masterminded by a Chinese national identified as Wang.

Cambodia deports 161 Vietnamese citizens involved in online scams

Cambodian authorities have discovered that 161 Vietnamese nationals were working for online scam rings and have since deported them, handing them over to Vietnamese authorities.

Vietnamese ringleader busted for cross-border scam in Golden Triangle

On June 17, authorities in Dien Bien Province announced that, in coordination with Lao police, they had successfully dismantled this high-tech scam network based deep within the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.

Massive scam ring busted, nearly 100 arrested in Vietnam and abroad

Vietnamese police dismantle a multinational fraud ring operating from Myanmar and the Philippines.

VN man arrested for $5.2mil. scam after return from Cambodia's cybercrime hub

Police say the 28-year-old ran fake websites and used 12 bank accounts to steal billions from unsuspecting victims.

Cambodian scam hub exposed: Vietnamese victims betrayed by their own

Heartbreaking details emerge as Vietnamese nationals con fellow countrymen in cross-border fraud operations.

How Vietnamese police stormed a notorious scam den in Cambodia

Lai Chau Police and Cambodian authorities dismantled a sophisticated transnational scam network in a high-risk operation.

Vietnam-Cambodia police cooperation busts cross-border car scam ring

The international crackdown led to the arrest of a tech mastermind and his accomplices, recovering millions in stolen funds.