Dirty Cash

Cambodia had seized more than $ 7 million at airports and nearly $ 10 million through other means this year, according to the General Department of Immigration.

In the first half of 2019, the Cambodian authorities seized over $ 7 million in cash and nearly $ 10 million through cash transfers or via banks.

Officials at Phnom Penh International Airport have recently arrested three Chinese nationals for allegedly importing more than $ 900,000 worth of cash, and have previously arrested two Koreans with. $ 2 million at Siem Reap airport.

In April 2019, Cambodian courts accused three Chinese nationals of bringing in more than $ 3,500,000 worth of money, with no clear source from Hong Kong.

In May more than $ 850,000 in cash from a Chinese man also flying in from Hong Kong.