SINGAPORE – A Malaysian man who was among 32 remaining suspects on the run over their suspected links to a scam ring operating in Cambodia has been arrested by the Singapore Police Force (SPF).
Bernard Goh Yie Shen, 24, was nabbed by foreign police in Cambodia, and deported to Malaysia, where he was arrested by the authorities there, said the Singapore police on Nov 17.
He was handed over to the Singapore authorities that day.
Goh is believed to be a member of
an organised group based in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh
and said to be involved in government official impersonation scams targeting Singapore victims, said the police.
The group, operating from a scam compound in Phnom Penh, is believed to be responsible for at least 438 reported impersonation scam cases involving losses of at least $41 million.
Thirty-four suspects were initially on the run. Two Singaporeans,
deported from Cambodia and Thailand
