Overview
- Wayne Soh You Chen, 27, and Brian Sie Eng Fa, 32, were charged in Singapore on Nov 17 under the Organised Crime Act for allegedly facilitating cheating linked to an organised criminal group.
- Soh was arrested by Cambodian National Police in Phnom Penh and Sie by Royal Thai Police in Khon Kaen before both were deported and arrested on arrival in Singapore on Nov 16.
- The pair are the first detained among 34 wanted suspects, with 25 other Singaporeans and seven Malaysians still at large.
- Investigators link the syndicate to at least 438 government official impersonation scam cases run from a Phnom Penh compound targeting Singapore victims.
- A Sept 9 joint SPF–Cambodian National Police operation disrupted the group, with SPF seizing assets and issuing prohibition of disposal orders, as cross-border cooperation continues with Thai and Malaysian authorities.